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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → Birmingham

PHL–BHM · 772 miles · Philadelphia International Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
534
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 534 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PHL–BHM flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 66% between 6–9 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

PHL–BHM flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 71%.

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
  • Mon78%(76 flights)
  • Tue82%(66 flights)
  • Wed75%(80 flights)
  • Thu71%(79 flights)
  • Fri75%(80 flights)
  • Sat85%(67 flights)
  • Sun74%(72 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(307 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(55 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(146 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM80%(10 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 62% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%45
July 202572%43
August 202571%58
September 202587%52
October 202585%61
November 202583%30
December 202563%30
January 202686%28
February 202685%26
March 202681%31
April 202678%54
May 202673%62

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Based on 534 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.