Flights Dayton → Charlotte
DAY → CLT
How long is the flight from Dayton to Charlotte?
The flight from Dayton (DAY) to Charlotte (CLT) takes 58 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Dayton to Charlotte operates with an on-time performance rate of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 18 minutes. The route sees approximately 329 total flights annually, using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, and departs from the historic Dayton airport which opened in 1937, heading towards Charlotte Douglas International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the United States with over 47 million passengers per year.
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 Dayton (DAY) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 851 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.82%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.2/100 (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 Dayton the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dayton (DAY) to Charlotte (CLT) heads south-east for about 596 km, a flight time of roughly 58m.
Departures from Dayton on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of DAY-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dayton the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 851 tracked DAY-CLT flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 16 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) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DAY-CLT
The flight from Dayton (DAY) to Charlotte (CLT) takes 58 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dayton (DAY) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 851 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dayton-Charlotte is 0.82% across 851 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.
