The flight time from Charlotte to Baltimore is 1 hour, 20 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves CLT Charlotte, NC on time.
17 minutes taxiing out
56 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives BWI Baltimore, MD 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
85%
American
79%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Charlotte to Baltimore is 1 hour, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 56 minutes.

The flight distance from Charlotte to Baltimore is 361 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Baltimore to Charlotte
1 hour, 27 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
1h 19m
Southwest
1h 21m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

51

Distance

361 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
34
Southwest
16

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Charlotte from Baltimore by plane?

The distance from Charlotte to Baltimore by plane is 361 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Charlotte to Baltimore?

The flight time from Charlotte to Baltimore is 1 hour, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 56 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 1 hour, 19 minutes, and Southwest the slowest taking 1 hour, 21 minutes.

What airlines fly from Charlotte to Baltimore?

Southwest and American are the airlines with direct flights from Charlotte to Baltimore.

Does Southwest fly from Charlotte to Baltimore?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Charlotte (CLT) to Baltimore (BWI). On average, they have 16 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

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 Charlotte on time
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 56 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Baltimore 3 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 Charlotte to Baltimore, Southwest is 85% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 85% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 85% 15% 0%
American 79% 20% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Charlotte and Baltimore, 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)
American 17 56 6 79
Southwest 18 57 4 81

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
7am 0.84
10pm 0.76
5pm 0.05
1pm 0.73
5am 0.04
12pm 0.06
9am 0.32
10am 0.16
8pm 0.59
6pm 0.75
11am 0.61
0am 0.01
4pm 0.41
3pm 0.28
2pm 0.24
8am 0.59
7pm 0.65
6am 0.14

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte to Baltimore 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 174
February 162
March 179
April 200
May 215
June 234
July 241
August 245
September 274
October 272
November 233
December 231

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte to Baltimore 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 7.46
Tuesday 6.71
Wednesday 7.27
Thursday 7.56
Friday 7.65
Saturday 6.75
Sunday 7.75

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
Southwest 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)
7am 18 57 5 81
10pm 15 55 6 77
5pm 17 59 4 85
1pm 19 56 5 81
5am 16 56 5 76
12pm 19 56 4 78
9am 16 56 6 79
10am 18 57 5 81
8pm 16 56 6 80
6pm 17 57 5 80
11am 17 56 5 79
0am 16 51 4 72
4pm 19 56 5 80
3pm 17 57 5 80
2pm 17 57 6 80
8am 16 56 4 77
7pm 18 57 4 82
6am 15 56 4 77
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.