Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Philadelphia
Flights on LAX–PHL arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,312 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.6%Flights2,312
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline14%
- Weather86%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 36 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 LAX → PHL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 72% to 85% on time.
- Early mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 485 flights
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 2,644 flights
- Overnights81% on time · p90 25 min · 1,753 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 70 min · 1,290 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 40 min · 1,339 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,044 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,041 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,061 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,080 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,104 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 1,093 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 35 min · 1,088 flights
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