Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Providence
238 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–PVD arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.4%of scheduled flights
based on 420 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.
- PSA AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9060 minCancel6.3%Flights32
- American AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.1%Flights388
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline47%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PHL → PVD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 570 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 40 min · 517 flights
- Mornings76% on time · p90 30 min · 51 flights · limited
- Overnights76% on time · p90 55 min · 751 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 45 min · 245 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 319 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 315 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 300 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 55 min · 308 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 305 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 308 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 279 flights
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