Flights Charlotte → San Antonio
CLT → SAT
How long is the flight from Charlotte to San Antonio?
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to San Antonio (SAT) takes 2h 29m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to San Antonio operates with an Airbus A319 aircraft and has a 75% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 15.8 minutes when flights are not on time. The destination airport, which opened in 1942, serves approximately 9,462,449 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) → San Antonio (SAT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 839 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.72%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to San Antonio: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to San Antonio (SAT) heads west for about 1,760 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 29m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 51% of CLT-SAT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Antonio it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 839 tracked CLT-SAT flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 0.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-SAT
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to San Antonio (SAT) takes 2h 29m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> San Antonio (SAT) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 839 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-San Antonio is 0.72% across 839 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.
