Great-circle route JFK ↔ CLT. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| JFK → CLT New York to Charlotte |
56/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
| CLT → JFK Charlotte to New York |
62/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 601,190 passengers on 6,547 flights between JFK and CLT — about 1,648 a day — filling 77% of the 784,704 seats flown. American Airlines Inc. carried the most passengers (72%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
2 airlines fly the JFK–CLT nonstop, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737, Bombardier CRJ900, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A319.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between John F Kennedy International Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport is 541 miles, or 871 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 541 mi |
| Kilometres | 871 km |
| Nautical miles | 470 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 118 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 41m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 541-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 56 a week from New York to Charlotte and 62 a week from Charlotte to New York, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
In 2025, airlines reported 601,190 passengers on 6,547 scheduled flights between JFK and CLT — about 1,648 a day — filling 77% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737, Bombardier CRJ900, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A319. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
