Flights Indianapolis → Charlotte
IND → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Indianapolis to Charlotte operates with an average on-time performance of 84%, experiencing a mean delay of 23.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 477 flights using Airbus A319 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 47,758,605 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 Indianapolis (IND) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 625 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.96%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.6/100 (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 Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Indianapolis (IND) to Charlotte (CLT) heads south-east for about 688 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 17m.
Departures from Indianapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of IND-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 625 tracked IND-CLT flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 1.0% 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 IND-CLT
On the Indianapolis (IND) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 625 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Indianapolis-Charlotte is 0.96% across 625 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.
