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Airport month · March 2026
Philadelphia International in March 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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 7,778 domestic departures from Philadelphia International (PHL). 73.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 73.9% reached their destination on time; 3.1% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so PHL departures were 0.9 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 7,673 departures with 80.9% leaving on time: a change of −7.2 points, with flights up 1%.
Flights arriving at PHL that month were on time 71.4% of the time (7,782 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 48%, air carrier 27% and national aviation system 20%.
- On time 73.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.4%
- Cancelled 3.1%
- Diverted 0.5%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | PHL, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 73.7% | 80.9% | 74.1% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 73.9% | 79.5% | 73.4% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 3.1% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 21.3 min | 16.2 min | 20.2 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 259 | 256 | 276 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 7,778 | 7,673 | 100,793 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 3,310 | 43% | 77.6% | 6.6 min | 2.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 1,276 | 16% | 69.0% | 11.2 min | 7.5% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 839 | 11% | 64.1% | 18.7 min | 2.6% |
| YX Republic Airline | 663 | 9% | 80.1% | 0.1 min | 1.5% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 522 | 7% | 80.1% | 1.8 min | 3.4% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 406 | 5% | 70.2% | 12.1 min | 1.2% |
| UA United Airlines | 344 | 4% | 82.6% | 11.4 min | 0.9% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 219 | 3% | 51.6% | 20.3 min | 10.5% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 138 | 2% | 74.6% | 9.9 min | 0.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 44 | 1% | 36.4% | 26.4 min | 2.3% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 17 | 0% | 52.9% | 26.4 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHL–MCO | Philadelphia to Orlando | 490 | 70.4% | 9.1 min | 3.9% |
| PHL–ATL | Philadelphia to Atlanta | 457 | 76.6% | -0.9 min | 4.2% |
| PHL–BOS | Philadelphia to Boston | 429 | 76.2% | 11.6 min | 0.9% |
| PHL–ORD | Philadelphia to Chicago | 386 | 67.9% | 35.8 min | 4.9% |
| PHL–FLL | Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale | 345 | 62.9% | 16.0 min | 3.8% |
| PHL–TPA | Philadelphia to Tampa | 317 | 70.0% | 14.9 min | 1.9% |
| PHL–CLT | Philadelphia to Charlotte | 300 | 81.0% | 1.8 min | 1.7% |
| PHL–MIA | Philadelphia to Miami | 293 | 78.2% | 0.1 min | 2.0% |
| PHL–DFW | Philadelphia to Dallas/Fort Worth | 291 | 83.5% | -2.1 min | 2.1% |
| PHL–BNA | Philadelphia to Nashville | 243 | 75.3% | 2.9 min | 1.6% |
| PHL–DTW | Philadelphia to Detroit | 220 | 80.9% | -1.4 min | 5.5% |
| PHL–PHX | Philadelphia to Phoenix | 211 | 89.1% | -7.6 min | 0.9% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left PHL on time in March 2026?
73.7% of 7,778 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 73.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In March 2025, 80.9% of 7,673 departures left on time and 1.5% were cancelled, against 73.7% and 3.1% in March 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 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.