The flight time from Boston to Charlotte is 2 hours, 21 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves BOS Boston, MA 4 minutes early.
18 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 52 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives CLT Charlotte, NC 10 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
87%
American
84%
JetBlue
80%
Spirit
59%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Boston to Charlotte is 2 hours, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 52 minutes.

The flight distance from Boston to Charlotte is 728 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Charlotte to Boston
2 hours, 7 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
2h 18m
JetBlue
2h 19m
American
2h 20m
Delta
2h 26m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

88

Distance

728 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
51
Delta
19
JetBlue
13
Spirit
3

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Boston from Charlotte by plane?

The distance from Boston to Charlotte by plane is 728 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Boston to Charlotte?

The flight time from Boston to Charlotte is 2 hours, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 52 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 2 hours, 18 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 2 hours, 26 minutes.

What airlines fly from Boston to Charlotte?

Delta, Spirit, American, and JetBlue are the airlines with direct flights from Boston to Charlotte.

Does Southwest fly from Boston to Charlotte?

Southwest does not fly from Boston (BOS) 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 Boston 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 18 minutes
In the Air 112 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Charlotte 10 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 Boston to Charlotte, American is 84% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 87% 10% 3%
American 84% 15% 1%
JetBlue 80% 18% 2%
Spirit 59% 34% 7%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Boston 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)
Spirit 15 112 9 138
JetBlue 16 112 8 139
American 17 112 8 140
Delta 20 113 10 146

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
5am 0.81
11am 0.64
3pm 0.11
8pm 0.01
7am 1.22
10pm 0.01
9pm 0.12
7pm 1.3
9am 1.5
5pm 0.63
1pm 0.64
6am 1
12pm 0.74
2pm 0.96
4pm 0.81
8am 1.22
10am 0.32
6pm 0.39

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Boston 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 324
February 310
March 342
April 345
May 374
June 404
July 412
August 433
September 420
October 449
November 402
December 392

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Boston 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 13.46
Tuesday 12.21
Wednesday 12.67
Thursday 13.6
Friday 13.77
Saturday 10.17
Sunday 12.71

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
American 1
Delta 0
JetBlue 0
Spirit 0

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)
5am 16 113 6 137
11am 16 111 10 139
3pm 19 114 10 147
8pm 15 124 10 148
7am 18 108 9 138
10pm 16 106 18 140
9pm 13 112 8 134
7pm 20 112 10 144
9am 17 112 9 140
5pm 20 113 9 145
1pm 17 115 8 142
6am 19 111 8 140
12pm 16 114 9 141
2pm 17 112 11 142
4pm 18 114 9 143
8am 19 114 7 143
10am 18 111 9 141
6pm 20 109 10 142
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.