Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Bangor
473 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–BGR arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 401 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesbestOn-time85%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.9%Flights110
- American AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.4%Flights291
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft60%
- 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 PHL → BGR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Afternoons are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Afternoons89% on time · p90 5 min · 53 flights · limited
- Middays78% on time · p90 35 min · 863 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 70 min · 483 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 60 min · 105 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 211 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 192 flights · limited
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 221 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 60 min · 222 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 45 min · 207 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 70 min · 233 flights
- Saturdays65% on time · p90 70 min · 236 flights
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