The flight time from Charlotte to Orlando is 1 hour, 39 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves CLT Charlotte, NC on time.
16 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 10 minutes in the air
11 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL on time.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
77%
Frontier
65%
Spirit
62%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Charlotte to Orlando is 1 hour, 39 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 10 minutes.

The flight distance from Charlotte to Orlando is 468 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Orlando to Charlotte
1 hour, 42 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
1h 37m
Spirit
1h 45m
Frontier
1h 46m
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

468 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
78
Spirit
19
Frontier
11

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Charlotte from Orlando by plane?

The distance from Charlotte to Orlando by plane is 468 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 Orlando?

The flight time from Charlotte to Orlando is 1 hour, 39 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 10 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 1 hour, 37 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 46 minutes.

What airlines fly from Charlotte to Orlando?

Frontier, Spirit, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Charlotte to Orlando.

Does Southwest fly from Charlotte to Orlando?

Southwest does not fly from Charlotte (CLT) to Orlando (MCO). 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 on time
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 70 minutes
Taxiing In 11 minutes
Arrives Orlando on time

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 Orlando, Frontier is 65% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 65% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 77% 22% 1%
Frontier 65% 32% 3%
Spirit 62% 36% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Charlotte and Orlando, 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 15 70 10 97
Spirit 17 70 14 105
Frontier 21 70 14 106

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
6pm 1.32
9pm 0.61
2pm 1.42
3pm 1.51
10pm 1.06
5pm 0.33
12pm 0.48
8pm 1.07
4pm 1.09
0am 0.01
8am 0.86
7am 0.79
9am 1.22
1pm 1.86
11pm 0
10am 0.14
7pm 0.11
11am 1.41

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte to Orlando 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 466
February 440
March 493
April 490
May 481
June 429
July 438
August 462
September 432
October 516
November 504
December 498

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte to Orlando 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 15.75
Tuesday 14.58
Wednesday 14.87
Thursday 15.85
Friday 16.1
Saturday 15.02
Sunday 16.48

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 2
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)
6pm 18 70 11 101
9pm 16 69 10 99
2pm 16 70 11 100
3pm 15 70 12 100
10pm 15 68 10 95
5pm 17 69 12 101
12pm 15 71 13 99
8pm 16 69 10 97
4pm 17 70 11 103
0am 15 66 5 88
8am 15 69 10 96
7am 13 70 10 94
9am 20 70 10 101
1pm 15 70 12 99
11pm 16 81 8 105
10am 20 72 13 105
7pm 24 71 15 111
11am 18 70 11 101
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.