PHL → CHSPhiladelphia to Charleston

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Direct flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to Charleston (CHS): 39 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 81% of the last 21 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 32 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 22 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 886 km, an estimated 1 hour 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Philadelphia and Charleston. Updated 6 November 2026 at 13:08 UTC.

Today, PHL → CHS

Fri 6 Nov · local times
  1. 08:14 AA5212American On scheduleGate F12 · TF CHS est. 10:17sched 10:25
  2. 15:35 AA5372American On scheduleGate F32 · TF ·

Checked PHL board 08:08 · CHS board 06:48

PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
CHS Charleston smooth · +0
886 km · ~1h 38m est.
dep bank 08:14–22:0039x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 39x weekly · nonstop
81% on time

of the last 21 tracked PHL → CHS flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −32 min. 0 of 22 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−32 minacross the last 21 arrivals
Flight time~1h 38mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures39x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 22

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA85% on time

Flights AA5212 08:14 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AA5492 08:50 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · AA1328 10:30 daily · AA5372 15:35 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-051I395arrived+26
11-05AA1597dep −3 → arr−34
11-05AA5212dep +70 → arr+42
11-05AA5372dep −7 → arr−26
11-04AA1597dep −8 → arr−40
11-04AA5212departed−4
11-04AA5372dep −11 → arr−37
11-03AA1597dep −3 → arr−40
11-03AA5212dep −9 → arr−46
11-03AA5372dep +1 → arr−27
11-02AA1597dep +0 → arr−32
11-02AA5212dep −10 → arr−44
11-02AA5372dep −4 → arr−33
11-01AA1597dep −8 → arr−41
11-01AA5212dep +11 → arr+24
11-01AA5372dep −3 → arr−18
10-31AA1328dep −7 → arr−37
10-31AA2276dep +19 → arr−13
10-30AA1328dep −4 → arr−12
10-30AA2134dep −9 → arr−26
10-30AA2276dep +210 → arr+184
10-30AA5492dep −6 → arr−43

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
PHLPhiladelphia +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · WSW 5 kt Full PHL delay board →
CHSCharleston +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 5 kt Full CHS delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at PHL and CHS: a 36% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Philadelphia to Charleston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PHL to CHS flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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PHL to CHS questions

Is PHL–CHS running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PHL–CHS?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:14 and evening departures around 21:49 from PHL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CHS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PHL to CHS?

Great-circle distance is 886 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 93–106 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHL–CHS fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 39 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.