Newport News/Williamsburg to Charlotte

What the Data Says About PHF to CLT

The Newport News/Williamsburg to Charlotte corridor (PHF → CLT) covers roughly 282 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 1,896 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 88.6% on-time rate with an average delay of 96.9 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 1,465 flights were recorded on this pairing — 16 cancelled (1.1%) and 1 diverted (0.1%). 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 1,896 total flights analyzed, the 88.6% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 96.9-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 2020 posted the best performance on this corridor at 99% on-time, while Jul 2021 came in at 74% on-time — a 25-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the PHF to CLT route, the combination of a 88.6% on-time rate, 96.9-minute average delay, 1.1% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.