Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Dayton
477 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–DAY arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay100 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.7%of scheduled flights
based on 188 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep90100 minCancel3.7%Flights188
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft61%
- 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 → DAY
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 68% to 77% on time.
- Overnights77% on time · p90 75 min · 70 flights · limited
- Evenings68% on time · p90 70 min · 355 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 71 flights · limited
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 63 flights · limited
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 71 flights · limited
- Sundays69% on time · p90 70 min · 68 flights · limited
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 67 flights · limited
- Mondays69% on time · p90 95 min · 67 flights · limited
- Fridays64% on time · p90 95 min · 66 flights · limited
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