Flights Raleigh-durham → Charlotte
RDU → CLT
How long is the flight from Raleigh-durham to Charlotte?
The flight from Raleigh-durham (RDU) to Charlotte (CLT) takes 32 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Raleigh-Durham to Charlotte operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 83%. Over the course of the year, this route has seen 748 flights using various aircraft models including Airbus A321, Airbus A320, Boeing 737, Airbus A319, Embraer 190, and Boeing 737-400, with an average delay of just 7.8 minutes per flight. The destination airport serves a substantial number of passengers annually, totaling 47,758,605.
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 Raleigh-durham (RDU) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1921 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.94%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.3/100 (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 Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Raleigh-durham (RDU) to Charlotte (CLT) heads west for about 209 km, a flight time of roughly 32m.
Departures from Raleigh-durham on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 34% of RDU-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,921 tracked RDU-CLT flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.9% 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 RDU-CLT
The flight from Raleigh-durham (RDU) to Charlotte (CLT) takes 32 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Raleigh-durham (RDU) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1921 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Raleigh-durham-Charlotte is 0.94% across 1921 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.
