Flights MONTGOMERY → Charlotte
MGM → CLT
How long is the flight from MONTGOMERY to Charlotte?
The flight from MONTGOMERY (MGM) to Charlotte (CLT) takes about 1h 10m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
This flight route operates between Montgomery and Charlotte, with a high on-time performance rate of 92%. Over the past period, it has recorded an average delay of just 2.6 minutes across 178 flights. The origin airport in Montgomery opened in 1943 and serves as a gateway to the bustling destination city of Charlotte, which welcomes over 47 million passengers annually at its main airport.
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 MONTGOMERY (MGM) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 451 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.67%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.5/100 (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 MONTGOMERY the average ATFM delay is 2.5 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from MONTGOMERY (MGM) to Charlotte (CLT) heads north-east for about 599 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 10m.
Departures from MONTGOMERY on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 49% of MGM-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing MONTGOMERY the average ATFM delay is 2.5 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Charlotte it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 451 tracked MGM-CLT flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 0.7% 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 MGM-CLT
The flight from MONTGOMERY (MGM) to Charlotte (CLT) takes about 1h 10m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the MONTGOMERY (MGM) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 451 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on MONTGOMERY-Charlotte is 0.67% across 451 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.
