Flights Seattle → Charlotte
SEA → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Seattle to Charlotte operates with an average on-time performance of 86%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 6.9 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 267 flights using various Airbus models including the A320, A321, and A319, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 47.8 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 Seattle (SEA) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 353 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.42%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.2/100 (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 Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Seattle (SEA) to Charlotte (CLT) heads east for about 3,660 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 60m.
Departures from Seattle on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of SEA-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 353 tracked SEA-CLT flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 1.4% 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 SEA-CLT
On the Seattle (SEA) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 353 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Seattle-Charlotte is 1.42% across 353 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.
