Flights West Palm Beach → Charlotte
PBI → CLT
How long is the flight from West Palm Beach to Charlotte?
The flight from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Charlotte (CLT) takes about 1h 37m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from West Palm Beach to Charlotte operates with a high level of punctuality, with 82% of flights arriving on time. The average delay for the remaining flights is approximately fifteen minutes, and over the course of a year, this route sees around 519 total flights using various aircraft models such as Boeing 737, Airbus A320, Airbus A319, and Boeing 737-400. The destination airport serves nearly 47.8 million passengers annually, indicating its significant traffic volume.
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 West Palm Beach (PBI) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1195 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.67%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9/100 (low), 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 West Palm Beach the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Charlotte (CLT) heads north for about 952 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 37m.
Departures from West Palm Beach on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of PBI-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing West Palm Beach the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,195 tracked PBI-CLT flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 0.7% 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 PBI-CLT
The flight from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Charlotte (CLT) takes about 1h 37m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the West Palm Beach (PBI) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 1195 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on West Palm Beach-Charlotte is 0.67% across 1195 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.
