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Route Reliability

Columbus → Philadelphia

CMH–PHL · 407 miles · John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
1,672
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 1,672 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CMH–PHL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 67% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

CMH–PHL flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Saturdays. On Mondays: 75%.

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
  • Mon75%(231 flights)
  • Tue83%(239 flights)
  • Wed76%(229 flights)
  • Thu79%(239 flights)
  • Fri76%(247 flights)
  • Sat84%(195 flights)
  • Sun75%(234 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM95%(20 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(476 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(321 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(218 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(382 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(197 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 68% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%166
July 202558%164
August 202578%176
September 202578%155
October 202580%167
November 202583%90
December 202579%86
January 202685%105
February 202684%98
March 202675%114
April 202691%139
May 202686%154

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Based on 1,672 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.