Historical on-time performance
Cleveland to Philadelphia
363 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLE–PHL arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.7%of scheduled flights
based on 635 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.6%Flights185
- PSA AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep90100 minCancel8.2%Flights267
- American AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9095 minCancel2.7%Flights183
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 57% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,141 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 715 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 90 min · 567 flights
- Afternoons57% on time · p90 95 min · 811 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 456 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 441 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 378 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 487 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 496 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 55 min · 502 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 75 min · 514 flights
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