Flights Cincinnati → Charlotte
CVG → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Cincinnati to Charlotte operates with a high frequency of 474 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic. With an on-time performance rate of 79%, these flights experience an average delay of 24.4 minutes.
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 Cincinnati (CVG) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 622 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 27 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.93%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cincinnati (CVG) to Charlotte (CLT) heads south-east for about 539 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 6m.
Departures from Cincinnati on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of CVG-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 622 tracked CVG-CLT flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 27 min and a 1.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CVG-CLT
On the Cincinnati (CVG) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 27 minutes, based on 622 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cincinnati-Charlotte is 1.93% across 622 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
