Flights Burlington → Philadelphia
BTV → PHL
How long is the flight from Burlington to Philadelphia?
The flight from Burlington (BTV) to Philadelphia (PHL) takes about 1h 6m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Burlington to Philadelphia operates with an average on-time performance of 84%, experiencing a mean delay of 13.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 265 flights using Embraer 190 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 28 million passengers annually.
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 Burlington (BTV) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 677 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.58%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Burlington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Burlington (BTV) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads south for about 540 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 6m.
Departures from Burlington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of BTV-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Burlington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 677 tracked BTV-PHL flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 4.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BTV-PHL
The flight from Burlington (BTV) to Philadelphia (PHL) takes about 1h 6m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Burlington (BTV) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 677 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Burlington-Philadelphia is 4.58% across 677 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.
