Flights Louisville → Charlotte
SDF → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Louisville to Charlotte operates with an average on-time performance of 86%, experiencing a mean delay of 13.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 432 flights using either Airbus A319 or Canadair Regional Jet 700 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 Louisville (SDF) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 580 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.72%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29/100 (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 Louisville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Louisville (SDF) to Charlotte (CLT) heads south-east for about 539 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 6m.
Departures from Louisville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of SDF-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Louisville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 580 tracked SDF-CLT flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.7% 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 SDF-CLT
On the Louisville (SDF) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 580 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Louisville-Charlotte is 1.72% across 580 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.
