Charlotte to Newport News/Williamsburg

What the Data Says About CLT to PHF

The Charlotte to Newport News/Williamsburg corridor (CLT → PHF) covers roughly 282 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 1,746 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 85.9% on-time rate with an average delay of 67.2 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 1,321 flights were recorded on this pairing — 18 cancelled (1.4%) and 2 diverted (0.2%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 1,746 total flights analyzed, the 85.9% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 67.2-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Sep 2021 posted the best performance on this corridor at 97% on-time, while Aug 2021 came in at 72% on-time — a 25-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the CLT to PHF route, the combination of a 85.9% on-time rate, 67.2-minute average delay, 1.4% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.