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Route Reliability

ROA → Philadelphia

ROA–PHL · 311 miles · ROA Airport to Philadelphia International Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
616
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 76% of the time across 616 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

ROA–PHL flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 61% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

ROA–PHL flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Fridays. On Mondays: 68%.

Trending in the right direction.

ROA–PHL flights arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 68% 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
  • Mon68%(87 flights)
  • Tue75%(68 flights)
  • Wed78%(89 flights)
  • Thu69%(90 flights)
  • Fri82%(92 flights)
  • Sat81%(91 flights)
  • Sun78%(89 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM87%(15 flights)
  • 6–9 AM79%(329 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM90%(68 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(125 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(68 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 71% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%56
July 202576%54
August 202569%58
September 202591%55
October 202583%57
November 202580%40
December 202547%32
January 202683%30
February 202675%40
March 202665%62
April 202680%60
May 202682%62

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Based on 616 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.