Flights Richmond → Charlotte
RIC → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Richmond to Charlotte operates with an 84% on-time performance rate, with the average delay being 7.6 minutes. Over the past period, there have been a total of 604 flights using Airbus A319 aircraft, departing from Richmond International Airport, which opened in 1931, and heading to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, 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 Richmond (RIC) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 789 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.65%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.7/100 (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 Richmond the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Richmond (RIC) to Charlotte (CLT) heads south-west for about 412 km, a flight time of roughly 56m.
Departures from Richmond on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of RIC-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Richmond the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 789 tracked RIC-CLT flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.6% 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 RIC-CLT
On the Richmond (RIC) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 789 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Richmond-Charlotte is 1.65% across 789 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.
