Route Reliability
Philadelphia → SCE
PHL–SCE · 153 miles · Philadelphia International Airport to SCE Airport
- 81%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 7 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.1%
- Cancelled
- 1,205
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 81% of the time across 1,205 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
PHL–SCE flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 70% between 6–9 PM.
Thursday is the weak spot.
PHL–SCE flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 75%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 3.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Ticking up lately.
PHL–SCE flights arrived on time 83% 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
- Mon84%(168 flights)
- Tue85%(161 flights)
- Wed85%(157 flights)
- Thu75%(169 flights)
- Fri79%(175 flights)
- Sat81%(153 flights)
- Sun78%(179 flights)
- 6–9 AM85%(118 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM84%(203 flights)
- 12–3 PM81%(239 flights)
- 3–6 PM77%(281 flights)
- 6–9 PM70%(57 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM84%(264 flights)
Jun 77% → May 88% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 77% | 98 |
| July 2025 | 72% | 108 |
| August 2025 | 81% | 118 |
| September 2025 | 94% | 100 |
| October 2025 | 74% | 113 |
| November 2025 | 85% | 85 |
| December 2025 | 80% | 96 |
| January 2026 | 86% | 94 |
| February 2026 | 73% | 80 |
| March 2026 | 71% | 91 |
| April 2026 | 91% | 89 |
| May 2026 | 88% | 90 |
Keep nerding
Based on 1,205 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.