Flights Sarasota → Charlotte
SRQ → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Sarasota to Charlotte operates with a high on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of just 5.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 362 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 900 and Embraer 175 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 Sarasota (SRQ) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 535 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 1.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.9/100 (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 Sarasota the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Sarasota (SRQ) to Charlotte (CLT) heads north for about 883 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 31m.
Departures from Sarasota on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of SRQ-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Sarasota the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 535 tracked SRQ-CLT flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.1% 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 SRQ-CLT
On the Sarasota (SRQ) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 535 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Sarasota-Charlotte is 1.12% across 535 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.
