Historical on-time performance
Sarasota to Philadelphia
957 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SRQ–PHL arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 225 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.
- American AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.0%Flights103
- PSA AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.3%Flights122
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 SRQ → PHL
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 64% to 78% on time.
- Middays78% on time · p90 45 min · 539 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 60 min · 89 flights · limited
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 85 min · 692 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 100 min · 267 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 81% on time.
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 181 flights · limited
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 203 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 55 min · 218 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 85 min · 268 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 80 min · 225 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 105 min · 227 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 80 min · 293 flights
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