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Route Reliability

Charlotte → Philadelphia

CLTPHL · 449 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
3,510
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Spirit Airlines84%110 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines80%2,867 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines62%533 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CLT–PHL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 65% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CLT–PHL flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 70%.

Spirit Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

Spirit Airlines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 62%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(525 flights)
  • Tue84%(454 flights)
  • Wed83%(448 flights)
  • Thu77%(501 flights)
  • Fri76%(531 flights)
  • Sat76%(455 flights)
  • Sun70%(498 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(12 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(705 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(525 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(498 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(730 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(447 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(495 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 68% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%280
July 202568%273
August 202577%282
September 202582%290
October 202581%306
November 202582%301
December 202574%298
January 202681%263
February 202681%240
March 202673%293
April 202679%291
May 202684%295

Based on 3,510 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.