Charlotte to Erie

What the Data Says About CLT to ERI

The Charlotte to Erie corridor (CLT → ERI) covers roughly 476 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 922 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 87.3% on-time rate with an average delay of 65.8 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 922 flights were recorded on this pairing — 16 cancelled (1.7%) and 7 diverted (0.8%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 922 total flights analyzed, the 87.3% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 65.8-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Oct 2021 posted the best performance on this corridor at 98% on-time, while Feb 2022 came in at 66% on-time — a 32-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the CLT to ERI route, the combination of a 87.3% on-time rate, 65.8-minute average delay, 1.7% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.