Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Lexington KY
520 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–LEX arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.8%of scheduled flights
based on 265 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel3.8%Flights265
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft47%
- 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 → LEX
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 66% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 on time · 61 flights · limited
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 131 flights · limited
- Overnights68% on time · p90 35 min · 53 flights · limited
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 70 min · 157 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 61 flights · limited
- Sundays83% on time · p90 30 min · 58 flights · limited
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 65 min · 55 flights · limited
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 35 min · 57 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 105 min · 60 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 45 min · 61 flights · limited
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 55 flights · limited
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