{
  "response": {
    "Key": "CLT-SV",
    "orig": {
      "code": "CLT",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Charlotte",
      "fullCity": "Charlotte, North Carolina",
      "airport": "Douglas Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "SV",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "El Salvador"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in El Salvador can I fly to from Charlotte?",
        "answer": "From Charlotte you will fly into San Salvador International Airport, the main gateway to El Salvador. There are no non-stop flights, but one-stop connections via Miami, Atlanta or Houston are common. From San Salvador you can reach cities like Santa Ana or San Miguel by road."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Charlotte to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "From Charlotte to San Salvador, non-stop flights on American Airlines take about 3 hours 45 minutes to 4 hours southbound and roughly 3½ hours northbound. One-stop routes typically range from 5 to 8 hours depending on the connection, with Miami and Atlanta being common layover points."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Charlotte to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from Charlotte to El Salvador. Most itineraries connect through a U.S. hub like Miami, Atlanta, or Houston, or occasionally through San Salvador’s international airport via another Central American city. Total travel time with one stop typically ranges from about 5½ to 8 hours depending on the connection."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Charlotte to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "From Charlotte to El Salvador, American offers non-stop flights. One-stop options include Delta via Atlanta and United via Houston."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Charlotte to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Charlotte to El Salvador are February, September, and January, while December and March are the most expensive; midweek departures — especially Tuesday — and early morning flights tend to offer the lowest fares. Booking 13 to 16 weeks ahead typically yields the best price, and you can expect peak summer and major holidays to run noticeably higher.",
        "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from Charlotte to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "For Charlotte to El Salvador, the sweet spot is booking 13 to 16 weeks ahead, when fares average around $612 — waiting until the last minute can push the price above $800.",
        "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. Stop counts, connecting hubs, and per-airline prices are drawn from a large sample of the real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours. We group those fares by number of stops, by the hub airport a connection routes through, and by operating airline, and report each group's share of the sample alongside its lowest and median price."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in El Salvador?",
        "answer": "In El Salvador, most visitors begin in San Salvador for its museums and dining, then head to Santa Ana for colonial architecture and nearby volcanoes, and La Libertad for Pacific beaches and surfing. Suchitoto offers a well-preserved colonial town with lake views, while the Ruta de las Flores features charming villages and coffee plantations. All are reachable from the capital by bus or rental car within two to three hours."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Charlotte to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "U.S. citizens can visit El Salvador for a short tourist stay without obtaining a visa in advance; you will receive a 90-day entry stamp upon arrival. A valid U.S. passport with at least six months of remaining validity is required, and rules can change, so check official sources before your trip."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in El Salvador are best to fly into from Charlotte?",
        "answer": "From Charlotte to El Salvador, the only major international airport is El Salvador International Airport in San Luis Talpa, which handles all long-haul flights from the U.S. It provides good access to San Salvador and the coast, while Ilopango Airport serves domestic and regional charter flights but is not a practical entry point from Charlotte."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit El Salvador?",
        "answer": "For El Salvador, November to April is the dry season with sunny weather, while the rainy season from May to October offers lower prices and fewer tourists but more humidity and showers."
      }
    }
  }
}