Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Columbus
405 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–CMH arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,145 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel3.4%Flights564
- PSA AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.6%Flights128
- American AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9080 minCancel4.0%Flights453
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather72%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 39 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 → CMH
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 703 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 897 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,076 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 60 min · 435 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 70 min · 838 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 538 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 568 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 499 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 581 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 570 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 597 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 60 min · 596 flights
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