Flights Pittsburgh → Charlotte
PIT → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Pittsburgh to Charlotte operates with an average on-time performance of 83%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 11.8 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 456 total flights on this route, using various aircraft models including Airbus A319, Boeing 737, Airbus A321, and Airbus A320, serving one of the busiest airports in the United States with 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 Pittsburgh (PIT) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 602 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.16%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.6/100 (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 Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Charlotte (CLT) heads south for about 590 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 9m.
Departures from Pittsburgh on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of PIT-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 602 tracked PIT-CLT flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 13 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 PIT-CLT
On the Pittsburgh (PIT) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 602 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Pittsburgh-Charlotte is 1.16% across 602 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.
