Flights Charlotte → Seattle
CLT → SEA
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Seattle operates with an average on-time performance rate of 69%, experiencing a mean delay of 17.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 267 flights using aircraft such as Airbus A320, A321, and A319, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 52.7 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) → Seattle (SEA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 353 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.85%. 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 Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Seattle: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Seattle (SEA) heads north-west for about 3,660 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 60m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 54% of CLT-SEA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Seattle it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 353 tracked CLT-SEA flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 0.8% 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-SEA
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Seattle (SEA) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 353 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Seattle is 0.85% across 353 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.
