Flights Charlotte → Raleigh-durham
CLT → RDU
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Raleigh-Durham operates with a high frequency of 750 flights, featuring an on-time performance rate of 78%. The average delay for these flights is 13.4 minutes, and the aircraft used include Airbus A320, Boeing 737 (including the 737-400 variant), Airbus A319, Airbus A321, and Embraer 190 models. Raleigh-Durham International Airport serves over 14.5 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Charlotte (CLT) → Raleigh-durham (RDU) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1050 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.86%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Raleigh-durham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) heads east for about 209 km, a flight time of roughly 41m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of CLT-RDU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Raleigh-durham it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,050 tracked CLT-RDU flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 0.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-RDU
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Raleigh-durham (RDU) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 1050 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Raleigh-durham is 0.86% across 1050 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Raleigh-durham, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
