The flight time from Louisville to Charlotte is 1 hour, 26 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SDF Louisville, KY 5 minutes early.
15 minutes taxiing out
56 minutes in the air
12 minutes taxiing in
Arrives CLT Charlotte, NC 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
83%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Louisville to Charlotte is 1 hour, 26 minutes. The time spent in the air is 56 minutes.

The flight distance from Louisville to Charlotte is 335 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Charlotte to Louisville
1 hour, 24 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
1h 26m
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

35

Distance

335 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
35

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Louisville from Charlotte by plane?

The distance from Louisville to Charlotte by plane is 335 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Louisville to Charlotte?

The flight time from Louisville to Charlotte is 1 hour, 26 minutes. The time spent in the air is 56 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Louisville to Charlotte?

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

Does Southwest fly from Louisville to Charlotte?

Southwest does not fly from Louisville (SDF) 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 Louisville 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 56 minutes
Taxiing In 12 minutes
Arrives Charlotte 7 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 Louisville to Charlotte, American is 83% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 83% 16% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Louisville 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 15 56 12 86

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 0.01
7am 0.22
6pm 0.14
4pm 0.07
7pm 0.11
5am 0.1
5pm 0.53
1pm 0.18
9am 0.06
10am 0.05
6am 0.9
8pm 0.45
3pm 0.5
8am 0.69
12pm 0.75
11am 0.15
2pm 0.08

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Louisville 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 131
February 134
March 173
April 145
May 149
June 144
July 149
August 154
September 159
October 178
November 172
December 146

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Louisville 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 5.19
Tuesday 4.56
Wednesday 5.04
Thursday 5.23
Friday 5.31
Saturday 4.69
Sunday 5.25

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)
9pm 19 66 26 115
7am 14 56 10 85
6pm 17 55 10 85
4pm 16 56 11 85
7pm 12 54 14 84
5am 14 55 8 77
5pm 15 56 15 87
1pm 14 55 11 81
9am 23 58 10 91
10am 13 57 9 80
6am 16 57 11 87
8pm 15 56 14 86
3pm 13 56 13 83
8am 15 57 13 88
12pm 15 57 13 86
11am 14 56 13 85
2pm 15 54 11 80
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.