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Airport month · April 2025
Philadelphia International in April 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 April 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 8,603 domestic departures from Philadelphia International (PHL). 78.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.9% reached their destination on time; 0.6% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 80.6% of flights departed on time and 79.5% arrived on time, so PHL departures were 1.8 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in April 2024, the airport had 7,893 departures with 81.9% leaving on time: a change of −3.1 points, with flights up 9%.
Flights arriving at PHL that month were on time 77.2% of the time (8,604 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 46%, air carrier 35% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 76.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.2%
- Cancelled 0.6%
- Diverted 0.3%
April 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Apr 2025 | Apr 2024 | PHL, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 78.8% | 81.9% | 74.1% | 80.6% |
| Arrived on time | 76.9% | 81.6% | 73.4% | 79.5% |
| Cancelled | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2.7% | 0.8% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.8 min | 14.9 min | 20.2 min | 14.1 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 287 | 263 | 276 | 19,465 |
| Scheduled departures | 8,603 | 7,893 | 100,793 | 583,950 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 3,760 | 44% | 76.7% | 7.7 min | 0.7% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 1,397 | 16% | 72.4% | 16.2 min | 1.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 930 | 11% | 71.9% | 12.5 min | 1.1% |
| YX Republic Airline | 698 | 8% | 83.7% | 0.6 min | 0.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 488 | 6% | 83.4% | 2.6 min | 0.8% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 460 | 5% | 78.5% | 4.7 min | 0.0% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 384 | 4% | 79.2% | 5.3 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 323 | 4% | 81.7% | 5.8 min | 0.3% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 90 | 1% | 80.0% | 2.3 min | 1.1% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 60 | 1% | 78.3% | 0.0 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 13 | 0% | 69.2% | 12.3 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHL–MCO | Philadelphia to Orlando | 547 | 80.1% | 2.0 min | 0.4% |
| PHL–ATL | Philadelphia to Atlanta | 470 | 75.1% | 13.6 min | 0.9% |
| PHL–BOS | Philadelphia to Boston | 460 | 81.1% | 3.8 min | 0.7% |
| PHL–ORD | Philadelphia to Chicago | 356 | 74.4% | 8.7 min | 1.4% |
| PHL–MIA | Philadelphia to Miami | 318 | 80.2% | 7.6 min | 1.3% |
| PHL–TPA | Philadelphia to Tampa | 314 | 75.8% | 10.1 min | 0.6% |
| PHL–CLT | Philadelphia to Charlotte | 294 | 82.0% | 10.0 min | 0.3% |
| PHL–FLL | Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale | 283 | 78.8% | 4.3 min | 0.0% |
| PHL–DFW | Philadelphia to Dallas/Fort Worth | 265 | 74.7% | 9.6 min | 3.4% |
| PHL–BNA | Philadelphia to Nashville | 222 | 79.3% | 2.4 min | 0.0% |
| PHL–RDU | Philadelphia to Raleigh/Durham | 219 | 75.8% | 7.4 min | 0.0% |
| PHL–DEN | Philadelphia to Denver | 216 | 72.7% | 16.9 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left PHL on time in April 2025?
78.8% of 8,603 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 80.6% and 79.5%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In April 2024, 81.9% of 7,893 departures left on time and 0.6% were cancelled, against 78.8% and 0.6% in April 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 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.