Flights Philadelphia → Charlotte
PHL → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Charlotte operates with a high level of punctuality, with 83% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, an average of 867 flights are conducted using various aircraft models including Boeing and Airbus series planes, serving a destination airport that sees over 47 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 Philadelphia (PHL) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1182 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.62%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Charlotte (CLT) heads south-west for about 721 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 19m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of PHL-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,182 tracked PHL-CLT flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 2.6% 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 PHL-CLT
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1182 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Charlotte is 2.62% across 1182 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.
