Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Cleveland
Flights on PHL–CLE arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 844 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-time81%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights54
- PSA AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9085 minCancel7.0%Flights575
- American AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep90105 minCancel2.3%Flights215
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft58%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather82%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 45 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 PHL → CLE
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 596 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 65 min · 618 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 55 min · 544 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 75 min · 1,001 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 90 min · 608 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 468 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 448 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 516 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 80 min · 505 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 390 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 70 min · 514 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 90 min · 526 flights
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