Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Raleigh-durham
Flights on PHL–RDU arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,449 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel3.7%Flights187
- Frontier AirlinesbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.3%Flights565
- PSA AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.5%Flights590
- American AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9080 minCancel2.2%Flights1,107
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft56%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather78%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 59 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 → RDU
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 63% to 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 40 min · 1,758 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,764 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 85 min · 1,785 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 75 min · 718 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 80 min · 1,231 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 978 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 976 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 881 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,077 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 70 min · 1,114 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,133 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,097 flights
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