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Route Reliability

Atlanta → Philadelphia

ATLPHL · 666 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
5,683
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.American Airlines79%1,553 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines75%3,040 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines61%976 flights
  4. 4.Spirit Airlines57%114 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ATL–PHL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 61% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ATL–PHL flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 67%.

American Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

American Airlines arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 57%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(845 flights)
  • Tue77%(747 flights)
  • Wed79%(749 flights)
  • Thu73%(850 flights)
  • Fri76%(841 flights)
  • Sat78%(646 flights)
  • Sun67%(830 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM79%(19 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(942 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(1146 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(758 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(1123 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(883 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM63%(637 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 57% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%496
July 202559%508
August 202576%494
September 202585%433
October 202578%473
November 202578%446
December 202568%443
January 202678%397
February 202676%382
March 202672%437
April 202680%484
May 202679%515

Based on 5,683 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.