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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → Memphis

PHL–MEM · 875 miles · Philadelphia International Airport to Memphis International Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
736
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 736 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PHL–MEM flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 67% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

PHL–MEM flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 75%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(104 flights)
  • Tue80%(93 flights)
  • Wed82%(100 flights)
  • Thu75%(104 flights)
  • Fri75%(106 flights)
  • Sat81%(95 flights)
  • Sun80%(108 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM79%(183 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(176 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(109 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(63 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(178 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 54% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202554%56
July 202573%82
August 202585%65
September 202589%70
October 202580%84
November 202581%59
December 202567%46
January 202689%27
February 202690%41
March 202674%54
April 202688%59
May 202679%67

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Based on 736 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.