SDF → CLTLouisville to Charlotte

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Direct flights from Louisville (SDF) to Charlotte (CLT): 40 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 85% of the last 39 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 39 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 539 km, an estimated 1 hour 11 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Louisville and Charlotte. Updated 1 November 2026 at 18:36 UTC.

Today, SDF → CLT

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 05:00 AA1106American Left 05:05 +5 Landed 06:12 −17
  2. 08:32 AA2261American Left 08:46 +14 Landed 10:02 −5
  3. 11:50 AA5634American Est. 11:50Departure not confirmed by the board CLT est. 13:58 +24sched 13:34
  4. · AA2854 On schedule CLT 19:45scheduled
  5. · AA5055 On schedule CLT 17:09scheduled

Checked SDF board 10:03 · CLT board 13:36

SDF Louisville smooth · +9
CLT Charlotte smooth · +0
539 km · ~1h 11m est.
dep bank 05:04–20:1840x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 40x weekly · nonstop
85% on time

of the last 39 tracked SDF → CLT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 39 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 39 arrivals
Flight time~1h 11mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures40x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 39

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American Airlines

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 AirlinesAA85% on time

Flights AA1511 05:04 daily · AA2413 08:34 daily · AA5145 11:49 daily · AA2296 15:36 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01AA1106dep +5 → arr−17
11-01AA2261dep +14 → arr−5
10-31AA1511dep +6 → arr−26
10-31AA2296dep +3 → arr−7
10-31AA2413dep +22 → arr+6
10-31AA5145dep +4 → arr−31
10-30AA1511dep +5 → arr−17
10-30AA2296dep +14 → arr−15
10-30AA2413dep +2 → arr−20
10-30AA3219dep +20 → arr−5
10-30AA5145dep +24 → arr−3
10-29AA1511dep −4 → arr−28
10-29AA2039dep +149 → arr+116
10-29AA2296dep +39 → arr+19
10-29AA2413dep +1 → arr−21
10-29AA5145dep +8 → arr−30
10-29AA5590dep +41 → arr+1
10-28AA1511dep +16 → arr−10
10-28AA2296dep +3 → arr−33
10-28AA2413dep +7 → arr−4
10-28AA3219dep +6 → arr−11
10-28AA5145dep +68 → arr+36
10-27AA1511dep +12 → arr−11
10-27AA2296dep +13 → arr−7
10-27AA2413dep +13 → arr+2
10-27AA3219dep +12 → arr−8
10-27AA5145dep +17 → arr−4
10-26AA1511dep +10 → arr−17
10-26AA2039dep +3 → arr−22
10-26AA2296dep +78 → arr+47
10-26AA2413dep +37 → arr+10
10-26AA3219dep +87 → arr+52
10-26AA5145dep +56 → arr+19
10-25AA1511dep +10 → arr−4
10-25AA2039dep +4 → arr−18
10-25AA2296dep +7 → arr−17
10-25AA2413dep +20 → arr+1
10-25AA3219dep +28 → arr+7
10-25AA5145dep +3 → arr−32

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
SDFLouisville +9 min smooth 🌤 overcast · S 9 kt Full SDF delay board →
CLTCharlotte +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNE 10 kt Full CLT delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SDF: a 34% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Louisville to Charlotte route actually runs

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

Is SDF–CLT running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SDF is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SDF–CLT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:04 and evening departures around 18:00 from SDF. 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 SDF to CLT?

Great-circle distance is 539 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 68–76 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SDF–CLT fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 40 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.