Flights Charlotte → Newport News
CLT → PHF
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Newport News operates with a high on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of just 3.5 minutes across the total of 356 flights recorded. The aircraft used for this route is the Canadair Regional Jet 700, serving a destination airport that sees over one million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Charlotte (CLT) → Newport News (PHF) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 473 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newport News the average ATFM delay is 1.3 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newport News: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Newport News (PHF) heads north-east for about 453 km, a flight time of roughly 59m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 28% of CLT-PHF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newport News it is 1.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 473 tracked CLT-PHF flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-PHF
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Newport News (PHF) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 473 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Newport News is 1.69% across 473 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
