The flight time from Philadelphia to Charlotte is 1 hour, 43 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHL Philadelphia, PA 3 minutes early.
17 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 14 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives CLT Charlotte, NC 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
82%
Frontier
70%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Philadelphia to Charlotte is 1 hour, 43 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 14 minutes.

The flight distance from Philadelphia to Charlotte is 449 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Charlotte to Philadelphia
1 hour, 33 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
1h 42m
Frontier
1h 47m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

66

Distance

449 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
55
Frontier
11

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Philadelphia from Charlotte by plane?

The distance from Philadelphia to Charlotte by plane is 449 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Philadelphia to Charlotte?

The flight time from Philadelphia to Charlotte is 1 hour, 43 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 14 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 1 hour, 42 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 47 minutes.

What airlines fly from Philadelphia to Charlotte?

American and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Philadelphia to Charlotte.

Does Southwest fly from Philadelphia to Charlotte?

Southwest does not fly from Philadelphia (PHL) to Charlotte (CLT). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Philadelphia 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 74 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Charlotte 5 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Philadelphia to Charlotte, Frontier is 70% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 70% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 82% 17% 1%
Frontier 70% 27% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Philadelphia and Charlotte, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
American 17 74 8 102
Frontier 18 74 12 107

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
1pm 1.03
3pm 1.25
6pm 0.67
8pm 0.76
4pm 0.03
6am 0.91
7am 0.11
12pm 0.2
9pm 0.16
7pm 0.56
11am 0.33
5am 0
10am 1.15
8am 0.99
5pm 1.16
9am 0.02
2pm 0.04

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Philadelphia to Charlotte that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 227
February 231
March 273
April 261
May 280
June 269
July 272
August 325
September 341
October 366
November 321
December 300

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Philadelphia to Charlotte that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 9.6
Tuesday 8.96
Wednesday 9.44
Thursday 9.69
Friday 9.79
Saturday 9.38
Sunday 9.79

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
American 1
Frontier 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
1pm 16 74 8 101
3pm 16 74 9 102
6pm 20 71 12 106
8pm 16 70 10 99
4pm 15 73 13 103
6am 17 75 7 103
7am 17 71 13 108
12pm 14 76 12 104
9pm 15 71 8 96
7pm 23 72 11 108
11am 14 73 10 99
5am 12 73 6 91
10am 18 75 8 103
8am 21 75 8 107
5pm 18 74 9 103
9am 16 72 14 105
2pm 13 74 12 100
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.