Flights Sacramento → Charlotte
SMF → CLT
How long is the flight from Sacramento to Charlotte?
The flight from Sacramento (SMF) to Charlotte (CLT) takes about 4h 55m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Sacramento to Charlotte operates with an average on-time performance of 83%, experiencing a mean delay of just 4.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 89 flights using Airbus A321 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 Sacramento (SMF) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 212 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.94%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.1/100 (low), 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 Sacramento the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Sacramento (SMF) to Charlotte (CLT) heads east for about 3,603 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 55m.
Departures from Sacramento on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of SMF-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Sacramento the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 212 tracked SMF-CLT flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 11 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 SMF-CLT
The flight from Sacramento (SMF) to Charlotte (CLT) takes about 4h 55m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Sacramento (SMF) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 212 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Sacramento-Charlotte is 0.94% across 212 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.
