CLT → SFOCharlotte to San Francisco

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Direct flights from Charlotte (CLT) to San Francisco (SFO): 18 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 57% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. 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 Charlotte and San Francisco. Updated 18 October 2026 at 15:27 UTC.

Today, CLT → SFO

Sun 18 Oct · local times
AA2410107 min late

The CLT board at 11:27 shows departure at 19:25 instead of 17:38, gate C10.

Later cancelled
2%of 18,966 past AA flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
AA2069 20:18American
Track AA2410 →
AA2411AmericanIn the air, 34 min late

Left CLT at 07:39, 34 min after its 07:05 slot.

Landing
09:55SFO board estimate · sched 09:51
Track AA2411 →
  1. 07:05 AA2411American Left 07:39 +34 SFO est. 09:55In the air · sched 09:51
  2. 09:36 AA2105American Left 10:53 +77 SFO est. 13:01 +34In the air · sched 12:27
  3. 12:01 AA398American On scheduleGate C9 SFO est. 14:29sched 14:41
  4. 17:38 AA2410 Est. 19:25 +107Gate C10 ·
  5. 20:18 AA2069American On scheduleGate B12 ·
  6. · QF4507Qantas On schedule SFO est. 14:29sched 14:41

Checked CLT board 11:27 · SFO board 08:22

CLT Charlotte smooth · +0
SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
3,687 km · ~5h 14m est.
dep bank 07:05–20:2418x weekly
Runs rough · 4 airlines · 18x weekly · nonstop
57% on time

of the last 7 operated CLT → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +4 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+4 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~5h 14mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures18x4 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesChina Southern AirlinesFiji AirwaysQantas Airways

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 days
American AirlinesAA57% on time

Flights AA2411 07:05 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · AA2412 08:30 Tu · AA2105 09:36 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · AA398 12:01 daily

China Southern AirlinesCZ

Flights CZ1635 varies Mo Tu Th Sa

Fiji AirwaysFJ

Flights FJ5009 varies We Fr Sa Su

Qantas AirwaysQF

Flights QF4507 14:41 Fr Su · QF4138 18:28 Tu Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-18AA2105dep +77 → arr+34
10-18AA2411dep +34 → arr+4
10-17AA2069dep +19 → arr−21
10-17AA2105dep −1 → arr−20
10-17AA2410departed+76
10-17AA2411departed−3
10-17AA398departed+45

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CLTCharlotte +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · ENE 18 kt Full CLT delay board →
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · W 7 kt Full SFO delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SFO: 47% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +16 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Charlotte to San Francisco route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CLT to SFO 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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CLT to SFO questions

Is CLT–SFO 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 CLT–SFO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:05 and evening departures around 17:38 from CLT. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SFO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CLT to SFO?

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 CLT–SFO fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 46 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.