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Route Reliability

Pittsburgh → Philadelphia

PIT–PHL · 268 miles · Pittsburgh International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
2,098
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines77%1,976 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines58%122 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PIT–PHL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 97% of the time, versus 63% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PIT–PHL flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 72%.

American Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

American Airlines arrived on time 77% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 58%.

Ticking up lately.

PIT–PHL 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(306 flights)
  • Tue81%(271 flights)
  • Wed81%(282 flights)
  • Thu73%(299 flights)
  • Fri76%(308 flights)
  • Sat77%(260 flights)
  • Sun72%(316 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM97%(34 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(593 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(344 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(369 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(445 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(257 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 65% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%189
July 202562%183
August 202567%198
September 202579%179
October 202577%188
November 202583%157
December 202573%140
January 202683%168
February 202682%141
March 202677%175
April 202683%169
May 202690%155

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Based on 2,098 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.