The flight time from Charlotte to New York is 1 hour, 46 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves CLT Charlotte, NC 1 minute early.
20 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 18 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LGA New York, NY 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
82%
American
74%
Spirit
61%
Frontier
58%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Charlotte to New York is 1 hour, 46 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 18 minutes.

The flight distance from Charlotte to New York is 544 Miles.

Reverse Journey

New York to Charlotte
1 hour, 58 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
1h 42m
Spirit
1h 44m
Delta
1h 52m
Frontier
1h 57m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

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

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

108

Distance

544 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
58
Delta
36
Spirit
11
Frontier
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Charlotte from New York by plane?

The distance from Charlotte to New York by plane is 544 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 New York?

The flight time from Charlotte to New York is 1 hour, 46 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 18 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 1 hour, 42 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 57 minutes.

What airlines fly from Charlotte to New York?

Spirit, Frontier, Delta, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Charlotte to New York.

Does Southwest fly from Charlotte to New York?

Southwest does not fly from Charlotte (CLT) to New York (LGA). 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 Charlotte 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 20 minutes
In the Air 78 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives New York 4 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 New York, Frontier is 58% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 58% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 82% 14% 4%
American 74% 25% 1%
Spirit 61% 36% 3%
Frontier 58% 38% 4%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Charlotte and New York, 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 18 78 5 102
Spirit 19 78 5 104
Delta 25 79 8 112
Frontier 27 79 9 117

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
9pm 0.47
3pm 0.14
2pm 1.52
8pm 0.72
6pm 1.04
10pm 0.46
0am 0.01
12pm 1.44
7pm 1.05
4pm 1.18
7am 1.52
11am 0.92
1pm 1.2
10am 1.2
9am 0.99
6am 0.14
8am 0.18
5pm 0.92

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte to New York 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 456
February 457
March 463
April 504
May 532
June 507
July 528
August 465
September 427
October 435
November 452
December 439

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte to New York 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 16.62
Tuesday 16.83
Wednesday 16.85
Thursday 16.31
Friday 16.35
Saturday 11.19
Sunday 14.81

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 1
Spirit 0
Frontier 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)
9pm 15 78 6 100
3pm 19 76 6 101
2pm 21 78 6 106
8pm 20 78 5 105
6pm 19 79 6 105
10pm 14 76 6 98
0am 13 74 6 101
12pm 18 78 5 102
7pm 23 80 7 112
4pm 19 79 6 104
7am 19 78 6 105
11am 25 78 7 112
1pm 21 78 6 106
10am 16 76 5 99
9am 24 78 7 111
6am 22 78 8 109
8am 23 78 7 110
5pm 25 80 7 113
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.