American AirlinesAA50% on time
Flights AA1146 05:00 daily · AA1878 varies daily · AA2651 13:22 Th Fr Su · AA1476 21:50 daily
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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Charlotte (CLT): 24 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 40% of the last 10 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. 5 of the 11 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 3,687 km, an estimated 5 hours 14 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Francisco and Charlotte. Updated 15 November 2026 at 15:10 UTC.
Today, SFO → CLT
Sun 15 Nov · local times- 05:00 AA1146American Left 04:51 CLT est. 15:57 +175In the air · sched 13:02
- 08:00 AA1878American Cancelled ·
- 13:22 AA2651American On scheduleGate B24 · T1 CLT 21:28scheduled
Checked SFO board 06:39 · CLT board 09:38
SFO
San Francisco
smooth · +1
CLT
Charlotte
smooth · +0
3,687 km · ~5h 14m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 24x weekly · nonstop
40% on time
of the last 10 tracked SFO → CLT flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −3 min. 5 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−3 minacross the last 5 arrivals
Flight time~5h 14mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures24x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled45.5%recent route rate · 5 of 11
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomes11-13FJ5050cancelledCNX
11-13QF4339cancelledCNX
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the San Francisco to Charlotte route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SFO to CLT flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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SFO to CLT questions
Is SFO–CLT running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on SFO–CLT?
Operators schedule morning departures around 05:00 and evening departures around 21:50 from SFO. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CLT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from SFO to CLT?
Great-circle distance is 3,687 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 290–346 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SFO–CLT fly?
American Airlines runs the route with about 24 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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