Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Philadelphia
448 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–PHL arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 3,391 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.4%Flights2,858
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time59%Medianon timep90100 minCancel3.8%Flights533
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline7%
- Weather92%
- Air traffic (NAS)1%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 90 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly CLT → PHL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 2,324 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 2,780 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 80 min · 2,221 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 80 min · 1,417 flights
- Afternoons60% on time · p90 80 min · 2,520 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 77% on time.
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,523 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,513 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,683 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,568 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,632 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 70 min · 1,691 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 80 min · 1,657 flights
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