The flight time from San Francisco to Charlotte is 4 hours, 50 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SFO San Francisco, CA 2 minutes early.
17 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 22 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives CLT Charlotte, NC 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
85%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from San Francisco to Charlotte is 4 hours, 50 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 22 minutes.

The flight distance from San Francisco to Charlotte is 2296 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Charlotte to San Francisco
5 hours, 30 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
4h 50m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

29

Distance

2296 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun012345

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
29

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is San Francisco from Charlotte by plane?

The distance from San Francisco to Charlotte by plane is 2296 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 Francisco to Charlotte?

The flight time from San Francisco to Charlotte is 4 hours, 50 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 22 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from San Francisco to Charlotte?

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

Does Southwest fly from San Francisco to Charlotte?

Southwest does not fly from San Francisco (SFO) 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 Francisco 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 262 minutes
Taxiing In 9 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 San Francisco to Charlotte, American is 85% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 85% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 85% 14% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between San Francisco 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 17 262 9 290

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
0am 0.03
1pm 0.71
12pm 0
7am 0.71
9pm 0.31
8am 0.32
9am 0
5am 0.34
11pm 0.87
6am 0.27
10pm 0.58
11am 0.01
2pm 0.03

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from San Francisco 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 108
February 101
March 119
April 116
May 117
June 142
July 149
August 154
September 134
October 140
November 138
December 117

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from San Francisco 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 4.33
Tuesday 3.69
Wednesday 4.1
Thursday 4.37
Friday 4.37
Saturday 4.15
Sunday 4.52

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)
0am 14 266 8 287
1pm 18 264 12 294
12pm 10 251 7 268
7am 16 265 10 292
9pm 17 264 6 289
8am 19 263 12 295
9am 14 251 8 273
5am 15 267 11 294
11pm 17 260 9 288
6am 22 258 11 291
10pm 16 256 6 280
11am 14 253 18 288
2pm 21 256 9 288
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.