Direct Flights from Charlotte to Erie
Erie · Pennsylvania
Nonstop service from CLT to ERI on American. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
American
Nonstop flights
~3/day
Distance
476 mi
Flight time
~1h 25mgate to gate
Elevation
732 ftabout the same as home
Days operated
Daily (all week)
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 4 cities have a nonstop to Erie, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Erie for, from Charlotte
1h 25m in the air, 476 miles: short enough that a single night in Erie is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Erie
Erie is a city of about 100,000 in Northwestern Pennsylvania. It is Pennsylvania's only lake port on the Great Lakes.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Erie
- Presque Isle State Park is a 3,112-acre (1,259 ha) Pennsylvania State Park on an arching, sandy peninsula jutting into Lake Erie, 4 miles (6 km) west of the city of Erie, in Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania,…
- St. Peter Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at 230 West 10th Street in Erie, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the see cathedral for the Diocese of Erie.
- Long Point Provincial Park is a provincial park on the northwest shore of Lake Erie near Port Rowan, Ontario, Canada. The park is part of a sandy spit of land called Long Point that juts out into the lake.
- The Erie Zoo, is a zoological park in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is located on 15 acres (6.1 ha) of land in Glenwood Park, just off West 38th Street between Cherry Street and Glenwood Park Avenue.
- Lake Erie Arboretum is a young arboretum located within Frontier Park, at the intersection of West 8th Street and Bayfront Parkway, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. It is open to the public daily free of charge.
- Palestine Park is a scale model of the Holy Land, including cities, hills, rivers, and seas, in approximately correct geographical relation on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York.
- The Cathedral of St. Paul is an Episcopal cathedral in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania. St. Paul's Church was founded on St. Patrick's Day in 1827.
- Erie Bluffs State Park is a 587-acre (238 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Girard and Springfield Townships, Erie County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
- Peek'n Peak Resort and Spa is ski resort in southwestern New York in Chautauqua County. The resort is located at the western end of the ski country snowbelt. Peek'n Peak opened in 1964.
- Mount Pleasant of Edinboro is a small ski resort nestled in the "ski country" snowbelt region of northwestern Pennsylvania, USA, near Edinboro, in Erie County. It offers an array of challenging terrain and conditions.
- Splash Lagoon Indoor Waterpark Resort is a large Polynesian-themed indoor water park located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The park is approximately 80,000 square feet (7,400 m2).
- Erie Art Museum is located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The Museum holds a collection of more than 8,000 objects, with strengths in American ceramics, Tibetan paintings, Indian bronzes, photography, and comic book art.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Erie weather, compared with Charlotte
14° cooler than Charlotte on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Erie 34°F · Charlotte 52°F · 18° colder
- April
- Erie 56°F · Charlotte 73°F · 17° colder
- July
- Erie 80°F · Charlotte 90°F · 10° colder
- October
- Erie 62°F · Charlotte 73°F · 12° colder
January bottoms out near 34°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Erie
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Erie is May–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Erie rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Presque Isle State Park, St. Peter Cathedral (Erie, Pennsylvania), and Long Point Provincial Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Charlotte to Erie?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Charlotte (CLT) to Erie (ERI) on American.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Charlotte to Erie?
- American flies nonstop between Charlotte (CLT) and Erie (ERI).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Charlotte to Erie?
- There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from Charlotte to Erie.
- How far is Erie from Charlotte?
- Erie is about 476 miles from Charlotte by air.
- What is there to do in Erie?
- Popular things to do include Presque Isle State Park, St. Peter Cathedral (Erie, Pennsylvania), Long Point Provincial Park, Erie Zoo, and more.
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