Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Cleveland
363 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–CLE arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay90 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 669 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.4%Flights215
- PSA AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep90130 minCancel5.6%Flights269
- American AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep90115 minCancel2.2%Flights185
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- 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 → CLE
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 596 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 45 min · 632 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 50 min · 496 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 65 min · 967 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 90 min · 584 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 459 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 439 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 502 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 75 min · 489 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 379 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 65 min · 495 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 90 min · 512 flights
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