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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → Seattle

PHLSEA · 2,379 miles · Philadelphia International Airport to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
1,269
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.American Airlines73%589 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines65%656 flights

Not enough history to rank: Delta Air Lines (24 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PHL–SEA flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 62% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

PHL–SEA flights arrived on time 76% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 65%.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 73% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 65%.

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
  • Mon66%(178 flights)
  • Tue76%(176 flights)
  • Wed69%(172 flights)
  • Thu67%(182 flights)
  • Fri65%(178 flights)
  • Sat69%(179 flights)
  • Sun70%(182 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM76%(484 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM94%(33 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(19 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(711 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 56% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202556%115
July 202559%118
August 202566%134
September 202580%122
October 202571%121
November 202578%87
December 202541%92
January 202675%63
February 202689%53
March 202647%73
April 202684%113
May 202678%156

Based on 1,269 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.