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Route Reliability

Burlington → Philadelphia

BTV–PHL · 335 miles · Burlington International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
5.1%
Cancelled
1,082
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 77% of the time across 1,082 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

BTV–PHL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 62% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

BTV–PHL flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 68%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

BTV–PHL flights arrived on time 85% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 75% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(149 flights)
  • Tue80%(144 flights)
  • Wed76%(136 flights)
  • Thu76%(146 flights)
  • Fri82%(147 flights)
  • Sat78%(153 flights)
  • Sun68%(151 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM81%(118 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(217 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(164 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(199 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(291 flights)
  • 6–9 PM81%(37 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 70% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%84
July 202561%83
August 202579%89
September 202580%76
October 202571%86
November 202581%86
December 202568%88
January 202682%82
February 202676%80
March 202679%85
April 202688%90
May 202688%97

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Based on 1,082 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.