Flights New York → Charlotte
LGA → CLT
Route overview
This flight route connects New York to Charlotte and operates with an average on-time performance rate of 75%, with flights experiencing a mean delay of 17.2 minutes. The aircraft used for this route include Airbus A321, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Embraer 175, and Canadair Regional Jet 700, serving a destination airport that sees over 47 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 New York (LGA) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 1649 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.91%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 35.6/100 (high), 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 New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Charlotte (CLT) heads south-west for about 875 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 31m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of LGA-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,649 tracked LGA-CLT flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 4.9% 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 LGA-CLT
On the New York (LGA) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 1649 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Charlotte is 4.91% across 1649 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.
