Direct Flights from Philadelphia to Charlotte
Charlotte · North Carolina
Nonstop service from PHL to CLT on American, Frontier. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Charlotte is one of the best-connected places in the country: 147 cities fly there nonstop, Philadelphia among them.
How long to go to Charlotte for, from Philadelphia
1h 25m in the air, 448 miles: short enough that a single night in Charlotte is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 10 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Charlotte
Charlotte is an ambitious and rapidly growing city in the southern part of the Piedmont of North Carolina. It is also developing its fledgling tourist industry; its central core is one of the most visitor-friendly districts in the Carolinas.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Charlotte
- Carowinds is a 407-acre (165 ha) amusement park primarily located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The park is owned and operated by Six Flags.
- Belmont Abbey is a Catholic Benedictine monastery and in Belmont, North Carolina. Home to the Abbey Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, the abbey was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
- Crowders Mountain State Park is a 5,217-acre (21.11 km2) North Carolina state park in Gaston County, North Carolina in the United States.
- The Cathedral of Saint Patrick is the seat of the Diocese of Charlotte of the Roman Catholic Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States.
- Kings Mountain National Military Park is a National Military Park near Blacksburg, South Carolina, along the North Carolina/South Carolina border.
- Park Road Park is a 122-acre urban park at 6220 Park Road in the Closeburn-Glenkirk neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Freedom Park is a 98-acre park in Charlotte, North Carolina. Located at 1900 East Boulevard, between Charlotte's historic Dilworth and Myers Park neighborhoods, the park is centered on a 7-acre lake, and is about 3 miles…
- Lake Norman State Park, formerly Duke Power State Park, is a 1,942-acre (7.86 km2) North Carolina state park near Troutman, Iredell County, North Carolina in the United States.
- The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a 36,500-square-foot (3,390 m2) museum space dedicated to the exhibition of mid-20th-century modern art.
- The Sullenberger Aviation Museum, formerly the Carolinas Aviation Museum, is an aviation museum on the grounds of Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- The Billy Graham Library is a public museum and library documenting the life and ministry of Christian evangelist Billy Graham. The 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m2) complex opened to the public on June 5, 2007.
- Andrew Jackson State Park is a 360-acre (1.5 km2) South Carolina state park established in 1952 to honor the only South Carolina-born president, Andrew Jackson, who was born nearby in 1767. The park is on U.S.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Charlotte weather, compared with Philadelphia
7° warmer than Philadelphia on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Charlotte 52°F · Philadelphia 41°F · 11° warmer
- April
- Charlotte 73°F · Philadelphia 65°F · 8° warmer
- July
- Charlotte 90°F · Philadelphia 88°F · 2° warmer
- October
- Charlotte 73°F · Philadelphia 67°F · 6° warmer
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Charlotte
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Charlotte is March–May and October–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 63–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Charlotte rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Carowinds, Belmont Abbey, North Carolina, and Crowders Mountain State Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Philadelphia to Charlotte?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Philadelphia (PHL) to Charlotte (CLT) on American, Frontier.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Philadelphia to Charlotte?
- American, Frontier fly nonstop between Philadelphia (PHL) and Charlotte (CLT).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Philadelphia to Charlotte?
- There are about 10 nonstop departures per day (roughly 70 per week) from Philadelphia to Charlotte.
- How far is Charlotte from Philadelphia?
- Charlotte is about 448 miles from Philadelphia by air.
- What is there to do in Charlotte?
- Popular things to do include Carowinds, Belmont Abbey, North Carolina, Crowders Mountain State Park, Cathedral of Saint Patrick (Charlotte, North Carolina), and more.
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