Flights Portland → Charlotte
PDX → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Charlotte operates with an average on-time performance of 83%, experiencing a mean delay of just 5.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 89 flights using Airbus A320 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 Portland (PDX) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 120 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.83%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.6/100 (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 Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Charlotte (CLT) heads east for about 3,664 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 0m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of PDX-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 120 tracked PDX-CLT flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 0.8% 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 PDX-CLT
On the Portland (PDX) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 120 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Charlotte is 0.83% across 120 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.
