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Route Reliability

Richmond → Philadelphia

RIC–PHL · 198 miles · Richmond International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
1,877
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 1,877 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

RIC–PHL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 65% between 6–9 PM.

Tuesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 80% on time on Tuesdays against 76% on Fridays.

Trending in the right direction.

RIC–PHL flights arrived on time 83% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 75% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(270 flights)
  • Tue80%(256 flights)
  • Wed79%(269 flights)
  • Thu80%(264 flights)
  • Fri76%(267 flights)
  • Sat76%(245 flights)
  • Sun78%(269 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(708 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(336 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(338 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(190 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(268 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 70% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%152
July 202565%147
August 202582%176
September 202589%158
October 202573%175
November 202585%142
December 202570%135
January 202677%136
February 202678%130
March 202675%152
April 202687%170
May 202687%167

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Based on 1,877 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.