Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Philadelphia
2,401 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–PHL arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 2,256 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.0%Flights2,256
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft45%
- 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 LAX → 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 71% to 85% on time.
- Early mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 462 flights
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 2,807 flights
- Overnights80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,655 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 65 min · 1,279 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 40 min · 1,374 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,056 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,056 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,073 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,111 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,100 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 1,089 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 35 min · 1,092 flights
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