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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 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 86% full.
Departures
179
April 2026
Seats
8,950
both directions
Passengers
7,676
both directions
Load factor
85.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies CLT–FWA?
Piedmont Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CLT–FWA in April 2026 (179 departures).
- PT
Piedmont Airlines
179 departures · 8,950 seats
Share of departures100.0%85.8%
Load
What plane flies CLT–FWA?
In April 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew 100% of CLT–FWA departures.
- Embraer ERJ-145
179 departures · 85.8% load
100.0%
How has CLT–FWA traffic changed?
Nonstop CLT–FWA departures rose from 175 in May 2025 to 179 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop CLT–FWA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
175 departures · 10,443 passengers
88.4%
Load
June 2025
171 departures · 9,369 passengers
88.9%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
FWA → CLT
84.6% full
90 departures · 3,807 passengers
CLT → FWA
86.9% full
89 departures · 3,869 passengers
Nonstop CLT–FWA traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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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 April 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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