Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Columbus
405 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–CMH arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,181 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-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel2.8%Flights530
- PSA AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.7%Flights231
- American AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9080 minCancel4.3%Flights420
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- 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 PHL → CMH
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 711 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 851 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 70 min · 817 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 55 min · 441 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,067 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 535 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 559 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 45 min · 562 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 489 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 569 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 60 min · 590 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 55 min · 583 flights
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