Historical on-time performance
Cleveland to Philadelphia
Flights on CLE–PHL arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 842 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time73%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.8%Flights55
- PSA AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9080 minCancel8.5%Flights574
- American AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.8%Flights213
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 56 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly CLE → PHL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,177 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 769 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 90 min · 639 flights
- Afternoons53% on time · p90 110 min · 742 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 466 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 388 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 451 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 504 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 514 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 60 min · 516 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 80 min · 528 flights
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