Flights Detroit → Charlotte
DTW → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Charlotte operates with an average on-time performance of 87%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 8.5 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 855 flights using various aircraft models including Airbus A319, A320, and A321, as well as McDonnell Douglas MD-88 and MD-90, serving a destination airport that 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 Detroit (DTW) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 1064 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.6/100 (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 Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Charlotte (CLT) heads south for about 806 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 26m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of DTW-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,064 tracked DTW-CLT flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 2.0% 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 DTW-CLT
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 1064 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Charlotte is 1.97% across 1064 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.
