Flights Bangor → Philadelphia
BGR → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Bangor to Philadelphia operates with an average on-time performance of 86%, experiencing a mean delay of 12 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 317 flights using Embraer 175 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at nearly 28 million passengers.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Bangor (BGR) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 379 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.96%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Bangor the average ATFM delay is 5.1 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Bangor (BGR) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads south-west for about 760 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 22m.
Departures from Bangor on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of BGR-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Bangor the average ATFM delay is 5.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 379 tracked BGR-PHL flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 4.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about BGR-PHL
On the Bangor (BGR) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 379 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Bangor-Philadelphia is 3.96% across 379 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
