Flights Chattanooga → Charlotte
CHA → CLT
How long is the flight from Chattanooga to Charlotte?
The flight from Chattanooga (CHA) to Charlotte (CLT) takes about 54 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Chattanooga to Charlotte operates with a fleet of De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 85%, with an average delay time of 10.8 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 602 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at its destination, Charlotte, which handles nearly 47.8 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 Chattanooga (CHA) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1505 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.13%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chattanooga the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chattanooga (CHA) to Charlotte (CLT) heads east for about 388 km, a flight time of roughly 54m.
Departures from Chattanooga on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of CHA-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chattanooga the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,505 tracked CHA-CLT flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 9 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) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about CHA-CLT
The flight from Chattanooga (CHA) to Charlotte (CLT) takes about 54 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Chattanooga (CHA) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 1505 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chattanooga-Charlotte is 1.13% across 1505 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.
