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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → ILM

PHL–ILM · 414 miles · Philadelphia International Airport to ILM Airport

77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
3.6%
Cancelled
1,206
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 85% of the time across 1,206 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

PHL–ILM flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 72% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PHL–ILM flights arrived on time 91% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 81%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

PHL–ILM flights arrived on time 90% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 83% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(167 flights)
  • Tue83%(158 flights)
  • Wed91%(161 flights)
  • Thu82%(169 flights)
  • Fri88%(167 flights)
  • Sat82%(163 flights)
  • Sun81%(174 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(143 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(248 flights)
  • 12–3 PM89%(201 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(296 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(178 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM93%(93 flights)
On-time trend by month
92%
May

Jun 74% → May 92% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%90
July 202576%91
August 202580%115
September 202592%102
October 202584%113
November 202586%83
December 202580%85
January 202681%83
February 202687%76
March 202683%92
April 202695%110
May 202692%119

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Based on 1,206 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.