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Airport month · October 2025
Philadelphia International in October 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 October 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 9,306 domestic departures from Philadelphia International (PHL). 78.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 77.0% reached their destination on time; 0.4% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 80.0% of flights departed on time and 79.1% arrived on time, so PHL departures were 1.8 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in October 2024, the airport had 9,363 departures with 85.9% leaving on time: a change of −7.7 points, with flights down 1%.
Flights arriving at PHL that month were on time 78.0% of the time (9,304 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 50%, air carrier 28% and national aviation system 21%.
- On time 77.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.4%
- Cancelled 0.4%
- Diverted 0.2%
October 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Oct 2025 | Oct 2024 | PHL, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 78.2% | 85.9% | 74.1% | 80.0% |
| Arrived on time | 77.0% | 85.5% | 73.4% | 79.1% |
| Cancelled | 0.4% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 0.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.7 min | 10.7 min | 20.2 min | 13.9 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 310 | 312 | 276 | 20,195 |
| Scheduled departures | 9,306 | 9,363 | 100,793 | 605,844 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 4,450 | 48% | 74.5% | 11.0 min | 0.3% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 1,580 | 17% | 77.2% | 7.7 min | 0.6% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 720 | 8% | 78.9% | 5.8 min | 0.3% |
| YX Republic Airline | 671 | 7% | 79.1% | 5.4 min | 0.6% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 563 | 6% | 87.7% | -6.0 min | 0.2% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 469 | 5% | 77.4% | 6.4 min | 0.4% |
| UA United Airlines | 383 | 4% | 82.5% | 3.9 min | 0.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 234 | 3% | 82.9% | -1.4 min | 1.3% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 174 | 2% | 72.4% | 8.8 min | 1.7% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 62 | 1% | 61.3% | 9.6 min | 3.2% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHL–ATL | Philadelphia to Atlanta | 473 | 82.7% | 1.1 min | 0.2% |
| PHL–BOS | Philadelphia to Boston | 462 | 63.6% | 25.0 min | 1.5% |
| PHL–MCO | Philadelphia to Orlando | 457 | 75.3% | 10.1 min | 0.7% |
| PHL–ORD | Philadelphia to Chicago | 441 | 74.4% | 16.2 min | 0.5% |
| PHL–CLT | Philadelphia to Charlotte | 308 | 80.8% | 3.5 min | 0.0% |
| PHL–DFW | Philadelphia to Dallas/Fort Worth | 303 | 83.2% | 2.3 min | 1.0% |
| PHL–BNA | Philadelphia to Nashville | 285 | 72.6% | 15.2 min | 0.7% |
| PHL–DTW | Philadelphia to Detroit | 282 | 86.5% | -2.3 min | 0.0% |
| PHL–FLL | Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale | 258 | 82.6% | -2.5 min | 0.8% |
| PHL–DEN | Philadelphia to Denver | 248 | 80.6% | 3.4 min | 0.0% |
| PHL–MIA | Philadelphia to Miami | 246 | 79.7% | 3.8 min | 0.4% |
| PHL–RDU | Philadelphia to Raleigh/Durham | 244 | 73.8% | 14.1 min | 0.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left PHL on time in October 2025?
78.2% of 9,306 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 77.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 80.0% and 79.1%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In October 2024, 85.9% of 9,363 departures left on time and 1.0% were cancelled, against 78.2% and 0.4% in October 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 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.