Charlotte (CLT) to Roanoke (ROA)
Flight time
≈ 1h 07m
Bearing
20° N
Charlotte (CLT) to Roanoke (ROA) is 156 miles (250 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CLT–ROA
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Piedmont Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CLT–ROA; the Embraer ERJ-145 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
440
April 2026
Seats
22,000
both directions
Passengers
17,601
both directions
Load factor
80.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies CLT–ROA?
Piedmont Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CLT–ROA in April 2026 (440 departures).
- PT
Piedmont Airlines
440 departures · 22,000 seats
Share of departures100.0%80.0%
Load
What plane flies CLT–ROA?
In April 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew 100% of CLT–ROA departures.
- Embraer ERJ-145
440 departures · 80.0% load
100.0%
How has CLT–ROA traffic changed?
Nonstop CLT–ROA departures fell from 481 in May 2025 to 440 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop CLT–ROA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
481 departures · 22,110 passengers
91.9%
Load
June 2025
457 departures · 20,552 passengers
89.9%
Load
July 2025
476 departures · 21,768 passengers
91.5%
Load
August 2025
450 departures · 20,205 passengers
89.8%
Load
September 2025
437 departures · 19,671 passengers
89.9%
Load
October 2025
493 departures · 22,169 passengers
89.9%
Load
November 2025
473 departures · 19,998 passengers
84.6%
Load
December 2025
438 departures · 18,138 passengers
82.8%
Load
January 2026
437 departures · 17,106 passengers
78.3%
Load
February 2026
358 departures · 15,238 passengers
85.0%
Load
March 2026
363 departures · 15,596 passengers
86.1%
Load
April 2026
440 departures · 17,601 passengers
80.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
CLT → ROA
81.7% full
220 departures · 8,981 passengers
ROA → CLT
78.4% full
220 departures · 8,620 passengers
Nonstop CLT–ROA 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 Roanoke (ROA)?
CLT to ROA is 156 miles (250 km / 135 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CLT to ROA?
A nonstop covers the 156-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 07m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CLT–ROA?
In April 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying CLT–ROA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 156-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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