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Airport Reliability

PHF · Newport News/Williamsburg

Newport News/Williamsburg, VA (PHF)

88%
Departures within 15 minutes
7 min
Average departure delay
88%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
2.8%
Departures cancelled

Based on 1,458 departures and 1,458 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

Departures from PHF departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 80% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

Departures from PHF arrived on time 94% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 80%.

Ticking up lately.

Departures from PHF arrived on time 90% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 86% in the three months before that.

When PHF gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM93%(194 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(165 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(291 flights)
  • 12–3 PM95%(59 flights)
  • 3–6 PM84%(360 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(346 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(203 flights)
  • Tue90%(203 flights)
  • Wed94%(203 flights)
  • Thu85%(199 flights)
  • Fri92%(199 flights)
  • Sat86%(203 flights)
  • Sun80%(205 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 80% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%116
July 202582%124
August 202586%129
September 202593%120
October 202591%120
November 202594%107
December 202588%116
January 202688%112
February 202682%109
March 202689%122
April 202693%120
May 202688%120

Airlines departing PHF

Based on 1,458 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.