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Airport month · August 2024
Philadelphia International in August 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In August 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 10,241 domestic departures from Philadelphia International (PHL). 65.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 63.1% reached their destination on time; 4.9% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.4% of flights departed on time and 74.7% arrived on time, so PHL departures were 10.2 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, the airport had 8,378 departures with 75.6% leaving on time: a change of −10.4 points, with flights up 22%.
Flights arriving at PHL that month were on time 64.8% of the time (10,238 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 38%, air carrier 32% and national aviation system 23%.
- On time 63.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 31.7%
- Cancelled 4.9%
- Diverted 0.3%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | PHL, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 65.2% | 75.6% | 74.1% | 75.4% |
| Arrived on time | 63.1% | 75.3% | 73.4% | 74.7% |
| Cancelled | 4.9% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 2.1% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 29.0 min | 21.1 min | 20.2 min | 18.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 341 | 279 | 276 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled departures | 10,241 | 8,378 | 100,793 | 619,025 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 4,804 | 47% | 57.3% | 29.7 min | 5.4% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 1,463 | 14% | 68.1% | 22.0 min | 4.2% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 1,117 | 11% | 58.8% | 29.0 min | 6.2% |
| YX Republic Airline | 803 | 8% | 71.7% | 8.4 min | 7.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 560 | 5% | 75.5% | 15.9 min | 1.1% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 501 | 5% | 65.7% | 14.7 min | 5.8% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 478 | 5% | 68.2% | 17.6 min | 0.6% |
| UA United Airlines | 365 | 4% | 80.0% | 4.9 min | 1.6% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 88 | 1% | 73.9% | 10.6 min | 5.7% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 62 | 1% | 67.7% | 18.9 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHL–ATL | Philadelphia to Atlanta | 521 | 66.0% | 21.1 min | 2.9% |
| PHL–BOS | Philadelphia to Boston | 505 | 59.6% | 23.7 min | 6.1% |
| PHL–MCO | Philadelphia to Orlando | 461 | 59.2% | 23.5 min | 5.4% |
| PHL–ORD | Philadelphia to Chicago | 451 | 66.1% | 19.8 min | 3.5% |
| PHL–CLT | Philadelphia to Charlotte | 341 | 60.1% | 35.6 min | 5.9% |
| PHL–DTW | Philadelphia to Detroit | 340 | 65.3% | 22.4 min | 5.3% |
| PHL–DFW | Philadelphia to Dallas/Fort Worth | 336 | 67.0% | 28.0 min | 3.0% |
| PHL–DEN | Philadelphia to Denver | 296 | 70.3% | 14.7 min | 2.7% |
| PHL–BNA | Philadelphia to Nashville | 285 | 67.4% | 16.2 min | 3.2% |
| PHL–MIA | Philadelphia to Miami | 271 | 53.1% | 31.0 min | 7.0% |
| PHL–LAX | Philadelphia to Los Angeles | 256 | 60.5% | 20.3 min | 2.0% |
| PHL–RDU | Philadelphia to Raleigh/Durham | 240 | 60.4% | 35.1 min | 5.8% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left PHL on time in August 2024?
65.2% of 10,241 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 63.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.4% and 74.7%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023, 75.6% of 8,378 departures left on time and 1.8% were cancelled, against 65.2% and 4.9% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for PHL · methodology · corrections.