Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Memphis
Flights on PHL–MEM arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 613 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- PSA AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.9%Flights488
- Republic AirwaysOn-time74%Medianon timep9055 minCancel6.4%Flights125
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather77%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 22 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 → MEM
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 59% to 87% on time.
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 585 flights
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 423 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 30 min · 229 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 80 min · 536 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 130 min · 165 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 278 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 55 min · 262 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 257 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 284 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 285 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 287 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 285 flights
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