Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Philadelphia
2,075 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–PHL arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 2,294 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.1%Flights2,294
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security1%
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 PHX → PHL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,275 flights
- Overnights87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,751 flights
- Evenings85% on time · p90 20 min · 357 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 35 min · 1,995 flights
- Early mornings73% on time · p90 55 min · 189 flights · limited
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 60 min · 760 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,019 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,038 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,069 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,065 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 1,042 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,038 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,056 flights
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