The flight time from Lexington to Charlotte is 1 hour, 25 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LEX Lexington, KY 6 minutes early.
17 minutes taxiing out
52 minutes in the air
14 minutes taxiing in
Arrives CLT Charlotte, NC 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
88%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Lexington to Charlotte is 1 hour, 25 minutes. The time spent in the air is 52 minutes.

The flight distance from Lexington to Charlotte is 281 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Charlotte to Lexington
1 hour, 20 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
1h 25m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

33

Distance

281 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
33

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Lexington from Charlotte by plane?

The distance from Lexington to Charlotte by plane is 281 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Lexington to Charlotte?

The flight time from Lexington to Charlotte is 1 hour, 25 minutes. The time spent in the air is 52 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Lexington to Charlotte?

American is the only airline with direct flights from Lexington to Charlotte.

Does Southwest fly from Lexington to Charlotte?

Southwest does not fly from Lexington (LEX) 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 Lexington 6 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 52 minutes
Taxiing In 14 minutes
Arrives Charlotte 8 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 Lexington to Charlotte, American is 88% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 88% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 88% 11% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Lexington 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)
American 17 52 14 85

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 0.78
12pm 0.61
4pm 0.09
5am 0.41
11am 0.22
2pm 0.07
6am 0.76
9pm 0.01
1pm 0.15
10am 0.14
7am 0
3pm 0.8
9am 0.11
7pm 0.12
5pm 0.01
8am 0.3
8pm 0.16

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Lexington 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 148
February 132
March 147
April 144
May 147
June 180
July 156
August 151
September 134
October 148
November 137
December 134

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Lexington 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 4.98
Tuesday 4.56
Wednesday 4.77
Thursday 5
Friday 5.08
Saturday 4.35
Sunday 5.08

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
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)
6pm 19 53 14 89
12pm 17 52 15 86
4pm 14 52 13 78
5am 13 50 10 73
11am 14 51 10 76
2pm 16 51 12 78
6am 16 52 12 82
9pm 16 50 26 94
1pm 14 50 12 78
10am 18 52 14 84
7am 11 49 12 72
3pm 16 52 16 86
9am 24 56 14 98
7pm 15 50 19 85
5pm 15 50 15 82
8am 28 57 16 102
8pm 20 53 15 89
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.