Philadelphia International in July 2026

61.3%departed on time

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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 10,012 domestic departures from Philadelphia International (PHL). 61.3% left less than 15 minutes late and 62.0% reached their destination on time; 5.7% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so PHL departures were 7.5 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 9,013 departures with 63.1% leaving on time: a change of −1.8 points, with flights up 11%.

Flights arriving at PHL that month were on time 63.6% of the time (10,011 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 42%, air carrier 26% and national aviation system 19%.

On time 62.0%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 31.9%
Cancelled 5.7%
Diverted 0.5%

Every scheduled departure from PHL in July 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	PHL, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	61.3%	63.1%	74.1%	68.8%
Arrived on time	62.0%	61.3%	73.4%	69.4%
Cancelled	5.7%	5.2%	2.7%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	32.9 min	34.9 min	20.2 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	334	300	276	21,066
Scheduled departures	10,012	9,013	100,793	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
AA American Airlines	4,866	49%	64.7%	17.5 min	5.0%
OH PSA Airlines	2,027	20%	56.2%	30.3 min	8.2%
F9 Frontier Airlines	857	9%	51.7%	31.3 min	6.1%
DL Delta Air Lines	612	6%	66.0%	29.2 min	5.7%
YX Republic Airline	466	5%	73.6%	9.5 min	5.2%
WN Southwest Airlines	458	5%	60.0%	30.3 min	3.9%
UA United Airlines	430	4%	64.9%	30.9 min	3.0%
B6 JetBlue Airways	176	2%	58.0%	18.2 min	10.2%
AS Alaska Airlines	93	1%	67.7%	25.6 min	2.2%
G4 Allegiant Air	27	0%	33.3%	42.6 min	3.7%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
PHL–ATL	Philadelphia to Atlanta	565	60.2%	25.6 min	6.0%
PHL–ORD	Philadelphia to Chicago	494	59.7%	35.4 min	8.5%
PHL–BOS	Philadelphia to Boston	442	61.3%	20.8 min	7.7%
PHL–MCO	Philadelphia to Orlando	427	55.7%	28.8 min	5.6%
PHL–DEN	Philadelphia to Denver	345	62.9%	18.0 min	3.5%
PHL–DFW	Philadelphia to Dallas/Fort Worth	340	67.9%	16.5 min	4.7%
PHL–FLL	Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale	330	63.6%	16.7 min	5.8%
PHL–MIA	Philadelphia to Miami	309	61.8%	22.8 min	5.5%
PHL–CLT	Philadelphia to Charlotte	297	63.3%	20.9 min	6.4%
PHL–DTW	Philadelphia to Detroit	282	65.6%	21.6 min	7.1%
PHL–BNA	Philadelphia to Nashville	263	60.8%	18.8 min	5.7%
PHL–RDU	Philadelphia to Raleigh/Durham	261	60.2%	25.6 min	5.7%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	26.2%	31.7%	78,091
Late-arriving aircraft	41.6%	41.8%	124,057
National Aviation System	18.9%	19.9%	56,526
Extreme weather	13.0%	6.5%	38,692
Security	0.4%	0.1%	1,078

298,444 delay minutes on 3,189 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left PHL on time in July 2026?

61.3% of 10,012 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 62.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 63.1% of 9,013 departures left on time and 5.2% were cancelled, against 61.3% and 5.7% in July 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 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.