Flights Fayetteville → Charlotte
FAY → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Fayetteville to Charlotte operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 87%. Over the course of 519 flights, the average delay is just 3.5 minutes, and these journeys are typically conducted using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. The destination airport in Charlotte serves over 47 million passengers annually, indicating its significant role as a major transportation hub.
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 Fayetteville (FAY) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 665 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.71%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.8/100 (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 Fayetteville the average ATFM delay is 0.5 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fayetteville (FAY) to Charlotte (CLT) heads west for about 189 km, a flight time of roughly 39m.
Departures from Fayetteville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of FAY-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fayetteville the average ATFM delay is 0.5 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 665 tracked FAY-CLT flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 2.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about FAY-CLT
On the Fayetteville (FAY) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 665 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fayetteville-Charlotte is 2.71% across 665 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.
