Flights Charlotte → Sarasota
CLT → SRQ
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Sarasota operates with a high level of punctuality, with 79% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 364 total flights on this route, using aircraft such as the Canadair Regional Jet 900 and Embraer 175, which experience an average delay of 14.6 minutes when they are not on schedule. The destination airport sees approximately 3,847,606 passengers annually, indicating significant traffic.
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) → Sarasota (SRQ) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 537 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.93%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Sarasota the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Sarasota: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Sarasota (SRQ) heads south for about 883 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 31m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 55% of CLT-SRQ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Sarasota it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 537 tracked CLT-SRQ flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 18 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-SRQ
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Sarasota (SRQ) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 537 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Sarasota is 0.93% across 537 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.
