Charleston/Dunbar to Charlotte

What the Data Says About CRW to CLT

The Charleston/Dunbar to Charlotte corridor (CRW → CLT) covers roughly 221 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 6,977 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 80.1% on-time rate with an average delay of 81.5 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 2,247 flights were recorded on this pairing — 44 cancelled (2.0%) and 3 diverted (0.1%). 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 6,977 total flights analyzed, the 80.1% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 81.5-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, Jun 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 89% on-time, while Oct 2024 came in at 60% on-time — a 29-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the CRW to CLT route, the combination of a 80.1% on-time rate, 81.5-minute average delay, 2.0% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.