The flight time from San Antonio to Charlotte is 2 hours, 42 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SAT San Antonio, TX 4 minutes early.
13 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 15 minutes in the air
12 minutes taxiing in
Arrives CLT Charlotte, NC 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
84%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from San Antonio to Charlotte is 2 hours, 42 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 15 minutes.

The flight distance from San Antonio to Charlotte is 1095 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Charlotte to San Antonio
2 hours, 56 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
2h 42m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

27

Distance

1095 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
27

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is San Antonio from Charlotte by plane?

The distance from San Antonio to Charlotte by plane is 1095 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from San Antonio to Charlotte?

The flight time from San Antonio to Charlotte is 2 hours, 42 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 15 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from San Antonio to Charlotte?

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

Does Southwest fly from San Antonio to Charlotte?

Southwest does not fly from San Antonio (SAT) 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 San Antonio 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 135 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 San Antonio to Charlotte, American is 84% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 84% 15% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between San Antonio 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 13 135 12 162

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
3pm 0.05
1pm 0.18
9am 0.19
7am 0.56
2pm 0.02
6am 0.9
10am 0.13
6pm 0.28
11am 0.12
8am 0.43
12pm 0.35
5am 0.08
5pm 0.57
7pm 0

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from San Antonio 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 116
February 114
March 124
April 115
May 124
June 120
July 120
August 123
September 117
October 121
November 115
December 120

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from San Antonio 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 3.96
Tuesday 3.81
Wednesday 4.06
Thursday 3.9
Friday 3.94
Saturday 3.88
Sunday 3.92

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)
3pm 13 139 13 167
1pm 14 136 13 165
9am 12 142 13 167
7am 13 133 9 156
2pm 14 128 10 154
6am 13 136 13 164
10am 13 136 11 156
6pm 13 131 13 156
11am 14 135 11 160
8am 13 137 12 163
12pm 13 133 10 158
5am 13 127 12 152
5pm 13 137 13 164
7pm 14 135 10 159
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.