{"response": {"Key": "CLT-PR", "orig": {"code": "CLT", "type": "airport", "city": "Charlotte", "fullCity": "Charlotte, North Carolina", "airport": "Douglas Intl Airport"}, "dest": {"code": "PR", "type": "country", "country": "Puerto Rico"}, "faq": {"q0": {"question": "Which cities in Puerto Rico can I fly to from Charlotte?", "answer": "From Charlotte you can fly directly to San Juan (SJU) on American Airlines. Other Puerto Rican airports such as Aguadilla (BQN) and Ponce (PSE) are reachable with a connection, usually through San Juan or a U.S. hub like Miami."}, "q1": {"question": "How long is the flight from Charlotte to Puerto Rico?", "answer": "Direct flights from Charlotte to San Juan take just over 3½ hours, while flights to Aguadilla typically run 3 hours 45 minutes. One-stop itineraries are uncommon but can take 5 to 7 hours."}, "q2": {"question": "Are there direct flights from Charlotte to Puerto Rico?", "answer": "Yes, there are non-stop flights from Charlotte to Puerto Rico. You can fly directly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) in San Juan on American Airlines. Flight time is about 3 hours and 45 minutes heading south, and slightly longer on the return northbound trip. If a non-stop doesn't suit your schedule, one-stop options through Miami or Atlanta are common, with total travel times around 5 to 7 hours."}, "q3": {"question": "Which airlines fly from Charlotte to Puerto Rico?", "answer": "From Charlotte to Puerto Rico you can fly nonstop with American Airlines. One-stop options include Delta, United, Southwest, and JetBlue via their hubs."}, "q4": {"question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Charlotte to Puerto Rico?", "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Charlotte to San Juan are August, September, and October, with late summer and early fall offering the lowest fares, while peak summer and major holidays like December and March tend to be pricier. Midweek departures — especially Tuesdays — are usually cheaper than weekends, and morning or midday flights often have the best prices. For the best deal, book about 8 to 11 weeks ahead of your travel date.", "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 Puerto Rico?", "answer": "For flights from Charlotte to San Juan, the optimal booking window is 8 to 11 weeks before departure, when average fares are around $612 — booking at the last minute can push the price to $842.", "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. The typical price, the lowest fare, a 'great deal' threshold, and how fares are spread across price bands are summarized from a large sample of the real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, with a small fraction of extreme outlier fares excluded from the range."}, "q6": {"question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Puerto Rico?", "answer": "In Puerto Rico, most visitors fly into San Juan for Old San Juan and nearby beaches. Popular areas include Rincon for surfing, Vieques and Culebra for pristine beaches and bioluminescent bays, and the El Yunque rainforest."}, "q8": {"question": "Which airports in Puerto Rico are best to fly into from Charlotte?", "answer": "From Charlotte to Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan is the main gateway with the most flights and connections to the rest of the island. Aguadilla and Ponce offer limited service from the U.S. and are better if you are staying on the west or south coast, but they have far fewer options."}, "q12": {"question": "When is the best time of year to visit Puerto Rico?", "answer": "For Puerto Rico, mid-April to June and November to mid-December offer warm weather with fewer tourists and lower prices than the busy winter and summer peaks."}, "q13": {"question": "How do I get to Douglas Intl Airport from the city center?", "answer": "From downtown Charlotte, the Sprinter bus (Route 5) provides direct public transit to CLT. Taxis and ride‑share services offer the fastest door‑to‑terminal option, while shared‑ride shuttles and rental cars are also available. Parking is plentiful with economy lots connected by free shuttles, making driving a convenient choice if you need a car later.", "toolsUsed": ["article_lookup"], "references": [{"url": "https://www.cltairport.com/to-and-from/", "title": "Ground Transportation - Charlotte Douglas International Airport", "time_published": "2026-04-07T00:00:00Z"}, {"url": "https://cltairport.com/airport-info/accessibility/accessible-parking/accessible-ground-transportation/", "title": "Accessible Ground Transportation - Charlotte Douglas International Airport", "favicon": "https://cltairport.com/cltairport.png", "time_published": "2026-03-09T15:43:51Z"}, {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation%20in%20Charlotte%2C%20North%20Carolina", "title": "Transportation in Charlotte, North Carolina", "time_published": "2026-03-21T17:16:29Z"}, {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_in_Charlotte,_North_Carolina", "title": "Transportation in Charlotte, North Carolina", "time_published": "2026-03-21T17:16:29Z"}, {"url": "https://www.faa.gov/AIR_TRAFFIC/FLIGHT_INFO/AERONAV/PROCEDURES/application/index.cfm?event=directory&directory=69671A4500874A0E99D7298A6E848342-CLT-NDBR&type=ndbr&nasrId=CLT", "title": "USA Banner", "time_published": "2025-06-26T00:00:00Z"}]}}}}