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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → Rochester

PHLROC · 257 miles · Philadelphia International Airport to Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
1,275
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 82% of the time across 1,275 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

PHL–ROC flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 73% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PHL–ROC flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 75%.

Ticking up lately.

PHL–ROC flights arrived on time 85% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 82% 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
  • Mon83%(181 flights)
  • Tue86%(172 flights)
  • Wed85%(180 flights)
  • Thu83%(185 flights)
  • Fri81%(185 flights)
  • Sat85%(156 flights)
  • Sun75%(187 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(23 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(325 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(347 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(137 flights)
  • 6–9 PM83%(160 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(254 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 68% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%101
July 202573%111
August 202586%132
September 202591%100
October 202583%114
November 202584%86
December 202576%88
January 202681%85
February 202687%78
March 202680%111
April 202688%118
May 202687%122

Based on 1,275 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.