Flights Charlotte → Richmond
CLT → RIC
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Richmond operates with an average on-time performance of 79%, experiencing a mean delay of 12 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 602 flights along this route, utilizing aircraft such as the Airbus A319 and Canadair Regional Jet 700. The destination airport in Richmond opened in 1931 and currently handles approximately 4,068,689 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) → Richmond (RIC) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 787 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.14%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Richmond the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Richmond: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Richmond (RIC) heads north-east for about 412 km, a flight time of roughly 56m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 45% of CLT-RIC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Richmond it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 787 tracked CLT-RIC flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.1% 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-RIC
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Richmond (RIC) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 787 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Richmond is 1.14% across 787 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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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.
