Flights Charlotte → Roanoke VA
CLT → ROA
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Roanoke, Virginia, operates with a high on-time performance rate of 85%, with an average delay of just 5.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 587 flights using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft, serving Roanoke Airport which handles approximately 629,726 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) → Roanoke VA (ROA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 764 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Roanoke VA the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Roanoke VA: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Roanoke VA (ROA) heads north for about 250 km, a flight time of roughly 44m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 47% of CLT-ROA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Roanoke VA it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 764 tracked CLT-ROA flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 2.2% 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-ROA
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Roanoke VA (ROA) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 764 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Roanoke VA is 2.23% across 764 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.
