Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Pittsburgh
267 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–PIT arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,133 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-time83%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.1%Flights174
- PSA AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel3.1%Flights260
- American AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.9%Flights699
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft55%
- 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 → PIT
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 67% to 84% on time.
- Middays84% on time · p90 35 min · 982 flights
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 598 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 60 min · 641 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,207 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 80 min · 1,082 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 45 min · 625 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 628 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 65 min · 678 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 676 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 70 min · 676 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 70 min · 550 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 65 min · 677 flights
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