Flights San Antonio → Charlotte
SAT → CLT
How long is the flight from San Antonio to Charlotte?
The flight from San Antonio (SAT) to Charlotte (CLT) takes 2h 26m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 San Antonio to Charlotte is served by Airbus A319 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of 17.9 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 333 flights departing from San Antonio International Airport, which opened in 1942, heading towards Charlotte Douglas International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the United States by passenger traffic 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 San Antonio (SAT) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 851 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.82%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.9/100 (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 San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Antonio (SAT) to Charlotte (CLT) heads north-east for about 1,760 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 26m.
Departures from San Antonio on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 70% of SAT-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 851 tracked SAT-CLT flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 19 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) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAT-CLT
The flight from San Antonio (SAT) to Charlotte (CLT) takes 2h 26m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Antonio (SAT) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 851 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Antonio-Charlotte is 0.82% across 851 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.
