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Airport month · February 2025
Philadelphia International in February 2025
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 February 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 6,359 domestic departures from Philadelphia International (PHL). 78.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 71.7% reached their destination on time; 3.4% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.2% of flights departed on time and 77.9% arrived on time, so PHL departures were 1.2 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2024, the airport had 6,558 departures with 85.9% leaving on time: a change of −7.9 points, with flights down 3%.
Flights arriving at PHL that month were on time 75.6% of the time (6,359 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 38%, national aviation system 32% and air carrier 28%.
- On time 71.7%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.7%
- Cancelled 3.4%
- Diverted 0.1%
February 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | PHL, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 78.0% | 85.9% | 74.1% | 79.2% |
| Arrived on time | 71.7% | 85.5% | 73.4% | 77.9% |
| Cancelled | 3.4% | 0.3% | 2.7% | 1.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 15.1 min | 10.7 min | 20.2 min | 15.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 212 | 219 | 276 | 16,830 |
| Scheduled departures | 6,359 | 6,558 | 100,793 | 504,884 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 2,656 | 42% | 72.7% | 8.0 min | 3.6% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 952 | 15% | 57.9% | 20.8 min | 8.9% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 741 | 12% | 66.0% | 18.4 min | 1.1% |
| YX Republic Airline | 627 | 10% | 78.1% | 1.9 min | 2.9% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 423 | 7% | 81.6% | -4.2 min | 0.5% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 335 | 5% | 78.2% | 3.4 min | 0.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 266 | 4% | 84.6% | -2.9 min | 0.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 255 | 4% | 76.9% | 2.0 min | 1.2% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 58 | 1% | 67.2% | 2.7 min | 5.2% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 26 | 0% | 69.2% | 3.2 min | 15.4% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 20 | 0% | 75.0% | 11.4 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHL–MCO | Philadelphia to Orlando | 421 | 72.9% | 12.7 min | 2.4% |
| PHL–ATL | Philadelphia to Atlanta | 407 | 72.0% | 7.5 min | 0.7% |
| PHL–BOS | Philadelphia to Boston | 371 | 70.4% | 9.6 min | 3.5% |
| PHL–CLT | Philadelphia to Charlotte | 292 | 72.6% | 10.6 min | 4.5% |
| PHL–ORD | Philadelphia to Chicago | 286 | 80.4% | 2.3 min | 2.4% |
| PHL–MIA | Philadelphia to Miami | 265 | 77.7% | 2.9 min | 3.4% |
| PHL–DFW | Philadelphia to Dallas/Fort Worth | 236 | 76.7% | 2.3 min | 3.4% |
| PHL–TPA | Philadelphia to Tampa | 202 | 69.8% | 10.8 min | 2.0% |
| PHL–DTW | Philadelphia to Detroit | 199 | 74.9% | 4.4 min | 3.0% |
| PHL–FLL | Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale | 189 | 75.7% | 6.8 min | 1.6% |
| PHL–DEN | Philadelphia to Denver | 182 | 70.3% | 3.6 min | 2.7% |
| PHL–BNA | Philadelphia to Nashville | 180 | 68.3% | 6.9 min | 6.7% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left PHL on time in February 2025?
78.0% of 6,359 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 71.7% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.2% and 77.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2024, 85.9% of 6,558 departures left on time and 0.3% were cancelled, against 78.0% and 3.4% in February 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2025; 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.