Charlottesville (CHO) to Charlotte (CLT)
Flight time
≈ 1h 17m
Bearing
215° SW
Charlottesville (CHO) to Charlotte (CLT) is 245 miles (394 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CHO–CLT
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Piedmont Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop CHO–CLT; the Embraer ERJ-145 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
434
May 2026
Seats
21,726
both directions
Passengers
19,249
both directions
Load factor
88.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CHO–CLT?
Piedmont Airlines operated the most nonstop CHO–CLT departures in May 2026 (433), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- PT
433 departures · 21,650 seats
Share of departures99.8%88.6%
Load
- 9E
1 departures · 76 seats
Share of departures0.2%89.5%
Load
What plane flies CHO–CLT?
In May 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew 100% of CHO–CLT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer ERJ-145
433 departures · 88.6% load
99.8% - Bombardier CRJ-900
1 departures · 89.5% load
0.2%
How has CHO–CLT traffic changed?
Nonstop CHO–CLT departures rose from 407 in June 2025 to 434 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop CHO–CLT traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
407 departures · 18,189 passengers
89.4%
Load
July 2025
417 departures · 19,085 passengers
91.5%
Load
August 2025
415 departures · 18,892 passengers
91.0%
Load
September 2025
490 departures · 21,582 passengers
88.1%
Load
October 2025
442 departures · 19,671 passengers
89.0%
Load
November 2025
422 departures · 17,735 passengers
83.9%
Load
December 2025
382 departures · 16,334 passengers
85.3%
Load
January 2026
384 departures · 15,722 passengers
81.9%
Load
February 2026
337 departures · 14,213 passengers
84.4%
Load
March 2026
352 departures · 15,121 passengers
85.2%
Load
April 2026
408 departures · 17,632 passengers
86.4%
Load
May 2026
434 departures · 19,249 passengers
88.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CHO → CLT
90.4% full
217 departures · 9,831 passengers
CLT → CHO
86.8% full
217 departures · 9,418 passengers
Nonstop CHO–CLT traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Charlottesville (CHO) from Charlotte (CLT)?
CHO to CLT is 245 miles (394 km / 213 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CHO to CLT?
A nonstop covers the 245-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 17m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CHO–CLT?
In May 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures (99.8%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-900 (0.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying CHO–CLT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 245-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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