The flight time from Atlanta to Charlotte is 1 hour, 9 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ATL Atlanta, GA 3 minutes early.
17 minutes taxiing out
42 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives CLT Charlotte, NC 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
87%
American
83%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Atlanta to Charlotte is 1 hour, 9 minutes. The time spent in the air is 42 minutes.

The flight distance from Atlanta to Charlotte is 226 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Charlotte to Atlanta
1 hour, 10 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
1h 6m
American
1h 17m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h1h 15m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

98

Distance

226 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
55
American
42

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Atlanta from Charlotte by plane?

The distance from Atlanta to Charlotte by plane is 226 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Atlanta to Charlotte?

The flight time from Atlanta to Charlotte is 1 hour, 9 minutes. The time spent in the air is 42 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 1 hour, 6 minutes, and American the slowest taking 1 hour, 17 minutes.

What airlines fly from Atlanta to Charlotte?

Delta and American are the airlines with direct flights from Atlanta to Charlotte.

Does Southwest fly from Atlanta to Charlotte?

Southwest does not fly from Atlanta (ATL) to Charlotte (CLT). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Atlanta 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 42 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Charlotte 6 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Atlanta to Charlotte, American is 83% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 87% 12% 1%
American 83% 16% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Atlanta and Charlotte, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Delta 15 42 8 66
American 19 43 13 77

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
10pm 0.97
6am 0.3
10am 0.57
7am 1.51
1pm 0.1
12pm 1.21
7pm 1.05
11am 0.51
9am 1.38
5am 0.85
5pm 0.58
8pm 0.62
6pm 1.05
4pm 1.15
2pm 0.56
3pm 0.89
8am 0.25
9pm 0.28

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Charlotte that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 374
February 356
March 409
April 459
May 485
June 474
July 486
August 475
September 421
October 412
November 383
December 386

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Charlotte that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 14.44
Tuesday 13.75
Wednesday 14.37
Thursday 14.42
Friday 14.56
Saturday 12.85
Sunday 14.08

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Delta 1
American 1

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
10pm 14 41 7 63
6am 19 43 11 76
10am 20 42 11 75
7am 19 43 8 73
1pm 13 41 11 63
12pm 15 42 8 66
7pm 16 42 9 68
11am 19 43 11 75
9am 18 42 8 69
5am 15 41 8 64
5pm 15 42 9 68
8pm 17 42 11 72
6pm 20 43 14 80
4pm 16 42 11 70
2pm 15 42 8 64
3pm 17 43 12 73
8am 18 44 12 76
9pm 15 41 8 66
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.