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Airport month · February 2026
Philadelphia International in February 2026
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 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 6,686 domestic departures from Philadelphia International (PHL). 75.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.1% reached their destination on time; 6.1% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so PHL departures were 2.9 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 6,359 departures with 78.0% leaving on time: a change of −2.8 points, with flights up 5%.
Flights arriving at PHL that month were on time 73.6% of the time (6,687 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 46%, air carrier 33% and national aviation system 18%.
- On time 75.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.7%
- Cancelled 6.1%
- Diverted 0.1%
February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | PHL, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 75.2% | 78.0% | 74.1% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 75.1% | 71.7% | 73.4% | 78.3% |
| Cancelled | 6.1% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 2.3% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 15.4 min | 15.1 min | 20.2 min | 15.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 223 | 212 | 276 | 17,168 |
| Scheduled departures | 6,686 | 6,359 | 100,793 | 515,037 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 2,836 | 42% | 76.6% | 0.1 min | 5.8% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 1,112 | 17% | 71.0% | 7.2 min | 7.2% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 737 | 11% | 65.4% | 12.5 min | 5.8% |
| YX Republic Airline | 592 | 9% | 80.9% | -2.9 min | 7.1% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 462 | 7% | 83.3% | -6.1 min | 5.2% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 328 | 5% | 77.1% | 2.7 min | 3.7% |
| UA United Airlines | 288 | 4% | 82.6% | -6.5 min | 3.1% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 187 | 3% | 65.2% | 7.2 min | 11.8% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 100 | 1% | 63.0% | 15.1 min | 9.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 28 | 0% | 85.7% | -4.2 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 16 | 0% | 62.5% | 13.9 min | 12.5% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHL–MCO | Philadelphia to Orlando | 434 | 72.4% | 8.9 min | 5.3% |
| PHL–ATL | Philadelphia to Atlanta | 407 | 80.3% | -5.6 min | 5.7% |
| PHL–BOS | Philadelphia to Boston | 361 | 76.7% | 2.4 min | 8.0% |
| PHL–ORD | Philadelphia to Chicago | 340 | 79.1% | 3.5 min | 3.8% |
| PHL–FLL | Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale | 311 | 67.8% | 8.4 min | 7.4% |
| PHL–MIA | Philadelphia to Miami | 272 | 75.4% | 0.8 min | 5.5% |
| PHL–CLT | Philadelphia to Charlotte | 261 | 79.7% | -5.2 min | 8.0% |
| PHL–DFW | Philadelphia to Dallas/Fort Worth | 253 | 80.2% | -9.5 min | 6.3% |
| PHL–TPA | Philadelphia to Tampa | 244 | 72.1% | 7.6 min | 5.7% |
| PHL–DTW | Philadelphia to Detroit | 212 | 73.6% | 3.5 min | 5.7% |
| PHL–BNA | Philadelphia to Nashville | 202 | 75.7% | 4.0 min | 5.4% |
| PHL–RDU | Philadelphia to Raleigh/Durham | 179 | 73.7% | 4.5 min | 7.3% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left PHL on time in February 2026?
75.2% of 6,686 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2025, 78.0% of 6,359 departures left on time and 3.4% were cancelled, against 75.2% and 6.1% in February 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; 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.