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Airport month · November 2025
Philadelphia International in November 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 November 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 7,499 domestic departures from Philadelphia International (PHL). 78.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.2% reached their destination on time; 2.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 77.3% arrived on time, so PHL departures were level with the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in November 2024, the airport had 7,598 departures with 86.7% leaving on time: a change of −8.6 points, with flights down 1%.
Flights arriving at PHL that month were on time 78.2% of the time (7,489 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 47%, air carrier 26% and national aviation system 25%.
- On time 76.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 21.7%
- Cancelled 2.0%
- Diverted 0.1%
November 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Nov 2025 | Nov 2024 | PHL, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 78.1% | 86.7% | 74.1% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 76.2% | 87.1% | 73.4% | 77.3% |
| Cancelled | 2.0% | 0.1% | 2.7% | 2.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 17.6 min | 10.3 min | 20.2 min | 15.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 250 | 253 | 276 | 19,018 |
| Scheduled departures | 7,499 | 7,598 | 100,793 | 570,550 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 3,185 | 42% | 77.0% | 5.4 min | 1.9% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 1,222 | 16% | 69.3% | 20.6 min | 2.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 778 | 10% | 73.0% | 11.2 min | 2.4% |
| YX Republic Airline | 534 | 7% | 83.7% | 0.4 min | 2.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 527 | 7% | 83.1% | 1.9 min | 2.1% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 465 | 6% | 72.3% | 8.5 min | 2.6% |
| UA United Airlines | 381 | 5% | 81.1% | 6.7 min | 0.8% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 203 | 3% | 79.3% | 1.2 min | 3.0% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 146 | 2% | 73.3% | 11.8 min | 2.1% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 58 | 1% | 79.3% | 0.8 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHL–ATL | Philadelphia to Atlanta | 465 | 77.4% | 0.7 min | 3.4% |
| PHL–MCO | Philadelphia to Orlando | 409 | 69.2% | 15.7 min | 2.7% |
| PHL–ORD | Philadelphia to Chicago | 408 | 68.6% | 17.9 min | 4.9% |
| PHL–BOS | Philadelphia to Boston | 407 | 79.4% | 4.8 min | 2.7% |
| PHL–CLT | Philadelphia to Charlotte | 308 | 80.8% | 3.2 min | 0.6% |
| PHL–DFW | Philadelphia to Dallas/Fort Worth | 290 | 79.7% | 2.9 min | 2.4% |
| PHL–FLL | Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale | 260 | 74.2% | 10.2 min | 2.3% |
| PHL–MIA | Philadelphia to Miami | 256 | 79.7% | 3.2 min | 2.0% |
| PHL–DEN | Philadelphia to Denver | 239 | 85.4% | 0.0 min | 0.4% |
| PHL–DTW | Philadelphia to Detroit | 239 | 79.5% | 7.6 min | 1.3% |
| PHL–BNA | Philadelphia to Nashville | 225 | 74.7% | 17.0 min | 1.8% |
| PHL–TPA | Philadelphia to Tampa | 201 | 74.6% | 9.6 min | 1.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left PHL on time in November 2025?
78.1% of 7,499 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 77.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In November 2024, 86.7% of 7,598 departures left on time and 0.1% were cancelled, against 78.1% and 2.0% in November 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for November 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.