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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → Columbus

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

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
1,675
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 79% of the time across 1,675 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PHL–CMH flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 73% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

PHL–CMH flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 75%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

PHL–CMH flights arrived on time 87% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% in the three months before that.

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%(234 flights)
  • Tue85%(232 flights)
  • Wed81%(237 flights)
  • Thu75%(238 flights)
  • Fri80%(246 flights)
  • Sat80%(196 flights)
  • Sun78%(233 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(230 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(303 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(336 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(279 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(335 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM80%(133 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 71% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%160
July 202564%165
August 202578%176
September 202584%156
October 202578%170
November 202581%93
December 202575%84
January 202680%108
February 202686%97
March 202680%112
April 202694%139
May 202688%156

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Based on 1,675 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.