Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Charlotte
448 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–CLT arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 3,397 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9045 minCancel2.6%Flights2,865
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.4%Flights532
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather93%
- Air traffic (NAS)1%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 87 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 PHL → CLT
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 25 min · 2,919 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 45 min · 3,381 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,393 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 65 min · 788 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 95 min · 2,789 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 81% on time.
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 1,523 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 1,501 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,567 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 1,642 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 70 min · 1,684 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,691 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 80 min · 1,662 flights
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