Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Burlington
336 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–BTV arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.0%of scheduled flights
based on 901 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-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.4%Flights221
- PSA AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9070 minCancel6.7%Flights460
- American AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.9%Flights220
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft64%
- 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 → BTV
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 70% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 25 min · 124 flights · limited
- Middays83% on time · p90 35 min · 899 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 35 min · 105 flights · limited
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 60 min · 473 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 60 min · 837 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 323 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 330 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 356 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 360 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 65 min · 359 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 351 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 55 min · 359 flights
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