Historical on-time performance
Richmond to Philadelphia
198 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RIC–PHL arrive on time 50% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate50%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay100 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled10.3%of scheduled flights
based on 156 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time50%Median5 minp90100 minCancel10.3%Flights156
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline5%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft57%
- 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 RIC → PHL
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 — 86% on time.
- Middays86% on time · p90 15 min · 170 flights · limited
- Afternoons57% on time · p90 100 min · 152 flights · limited
- Evenings56% on time · p90 70 min · 110 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 72 flights · limited
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 69 flights · limited
- Mondays71% on time · p90 80 min · 69 flights · limited
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 80 min · 67 flights · limited
- Fridays66% on time · p90 45 min · 64 flights · limited
- Sundays65% on time · p90 55 min · 65 flights · limited
- Thursdays63% on time · p90 105 min · 64 flights · limited
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