Charlotte (CLT) to Fort Wayne (FWA)
Flight time
≈ 1h 43m
Bearing
331° NW
Charlotte (CLT) to Fort Wayne (FWA) is 460 miles (741 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CLT–FWA
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Piedmont Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CLT–FWA; the Embraer ERJ-145 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 90% full.
Departures
176
June 2026
Seats
8,800
both directions
Passengers
7,920
both directions
Load factor
90.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CLT–FWA?
Piedmont Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CLT–FWA in June 2026 (176 departures).
- PT
176 departures · 8,800 seats
Share of departures100.0%90.0%
Load
What plane flies CLT–FWA?
In June 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew 100% of CLT–FWA departures.
- Embraer ERJ-145
176 departures · 90.0% load
100.0%
How has CLT–FWA traffic changed?
Nonstop CLT–FWA departures fell from 183 in July 2025 to 176 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop CLT–FWA traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
183 departures · 10,080 passengers
89.1%
Load
August 2025
155 departures · 7,409 passengers
91.7%
Load
September 2025
178 departures · 8,120 passengers
91.2%
Load
October 2025
164 departures · 7,567 passengers
92.3%
Load
November 2025
173 departures · 7,174 passengers
82.9%
Load
December 2025
181 departures · 7,770 passengers
85.9%
Load
January 2026
169 departures · 7,301 passengers
86.4%
Load
February 2026
164 departures · 7,170 passengers
87.4%
Load
March 2026
187 departures · 7,904 passengers
84.3%
Load
April 2026
179 departures · 7,676 passengers
85.8%
Load
May 2026
187 departures · 8,233 passengers
87.9%
Load
June 2026
176 departures · 7,920 passengers
90.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CLT → FWA
90.1% full
89 departures · 4,010 passengers
FWA → CLT
89.9% full
87 departures · 3,910 passengers
Nonstop CLT–FWA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Charlotte (CLT) from Fort Wayne (FWA)?
CLT to FWA is 460 miles (741 km / 400 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CLT to FWA?
A nonstop covers the 460-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 43m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CLT–FWA?
In June 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying CLT–FWA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 460-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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