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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → San Juan

PHLSJU · 1,576 miles · Philadelphia International Airport to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
63%
Arrive within 15 minutes
24 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
1,831
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines68%675 flights
  2. 2.Spirit Airlines65%245 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines57%844 flights

Not enough history to rank: JetBlue Airways (67 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

PHL–SJU flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 43% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PHL–SJU flights arrived on time 70% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 56%.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 68% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 57%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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
  • Mon58%(260 flights)
  • Tue70%(214 flights)
  • Wed69%(223 flights)
  • Thu63%(268 flights)
  • Fri65%(276 flights)
  • Sat61%(256 flights)
  • Sun56%(267 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM71%(478 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(284 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(154 flights)
  • 3–6 PM43%(112 flights)
  • 6–9 PM54%(705 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM90%(31 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 62% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%130
July 202544%126
August 202553%122
September 202560%63
October 202562%95
November 202572%124
December 202555%158
January 202659%172
February 202661%165
March 202660%196
April 202675%217
May 202678%196

Based on 1,831 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.