Flights Washington → Charlotte
DCA → CLT
How long is the flight from Washington to Charlotte?
The flight from Washington (DCA) to Charlotte (CLT) takes 58 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates between Washington and Charlotte, with an average on-time performance of 78%, featuring a mean delay of 16.4 minutes per flight. The flights are conducted using Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft, serving the busy destination airport in Charlotte which 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 Washington (DCA) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1643 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.50%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.3/100 (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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Charlotte (CLT) heads south-west for about 533 km, a flight time of roughly 58m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of DCA-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,643 tracked DCA-CLT flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 2.5% 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 DCA-CLT
The flight from Washington (DCA) to Charlotte (CLT) takes 58 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Washington (DCA) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 1643 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Charlotte is 2.50% across 1643 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.
