Route Reliability
Philadelphia → Charlotte
PHL–CLT · 449 miles · Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- 80%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.5%
- Cancelled
- 3,513
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.American Airlines82%2,872 flights
- 2.Spirit Airlines76%109 flights
- 3.Frontier Airlines74%532 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
PHL–CLT flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 73% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
PHL–CLT flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 72%.
American Airlines runs this route best.
American Airlines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 74%.
Trending in the right direction.
PHL–CLT flights arrived on time 87% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% in the three months before that.
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
- Mon79%(523 flights)
- Tue86%(454 flights)
- Wed85%(448 flights)
- Thu81%(504 flights)
- Fri80%(530 flights)
- Sat81%(457 flights)
- Sun72%(503 flights)
- 3–6 AM79%(34 flights)
- 6–9 AM86%(931 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM87%(590 flights)
- 12–3 PM81%(482 flights)
- 3–6 PM73%(752 flights)
- 6–9 PM73%(506 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM80%(124 flights)
Jun 69% → May 89% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 69% | 283 |
| July 2025 | 72% | 276 |
| August 2025 | 76% | 280 |
| September 2025 | 89% | 290 |
| October 2025 | 82% | 308 |
| November 2025 | 82% | 306 |
| December 2025 | 70% | 295 |
| January 2026 | 78% | 262 |
| February 2026 | 87% | 240 |
| March 2026 | 83% | 294 |
| April 2026 | 88% | 292 |
| May 2026 | 89% | 293 |
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Based on 3,513 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.