Flights Cleveland → Charlotte
CLE → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Cleveland to Charlotte operates with an average on-time performance rate of 82%, experiencing a mean delay of 19.2 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 427 flights using aircraft such as the Airbus A319 and Canadair Regional Jet 700, connecting Cleveland's historic airport, which opened in 1925, to one of the busiest airports in the United States by passenger traffic, Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
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 Cleveland (CLE) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 575 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.61%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.2/100 (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 Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cleveland (CLE) to Charlotte (CLT) heads south for about 694 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 17m.
Departures from Cleveland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 51% of CLE-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 575 tracked CLE-CLT flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 2.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLE-CLT
On the Cleveland (CLE) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 575 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cleveland-Charlotte is 2.61% across 575 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United 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.
