Flights San Diego → Charlotte
SAN → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from San Diego to Charlotte, with an average on-time performance of 79%, sees a mean delay of 15.6 minutes per flight and operates with a total of 369 flights annually. The aircraft used for this route include Airbus A320 and A321 models, connecting the historic San Diego International Airport, which opened in 1928, to one of the busiest airports in the United States, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, serving over 47 million passengers per year.
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 Diego (SAN) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 484 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.62%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.1/100 (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 San Diego the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Diego (SAN) to Charlotte (CLT) heads east for about 3,335 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 35m.
Departures from San Diego on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 49% of SAN-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Diego the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 484 tracked SAN-CLT flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 0.6% 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 SAN-CLT
On the San Diego (SAN) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 484 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Diego-Charlotte is 0.62% across 484 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.
