Flights Pensacola → Charlotte
PNS → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Pensacola to Charlotte operates with a high on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of just 13.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 455 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, Charlotte, which 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 Pensacola (PNS) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 604 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.16%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.8/100 (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 Pensacola the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Pensacola (PNS) to Charlotte (CLT) heads north-east for about 786 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 24m.
Departures from Pensacola on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 51% of PNS-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Pensacola the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 604 tracked PNS-CLT flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 1.2% 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 PNS-CLT
On the Pensacola (PNS) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 604 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Pensacola-Charlotte is 1.16% across 604 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.
