Flights Columbia → Philadelphia
CAE → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Columbia to Philadelphia has an on-time performance rate of 88%, with the average delay being just 4.9 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 201 flights, connecting to one of the busiest airports in the United States, which serves approximately 28,131,972 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 Columbia (CAE) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 262 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.91%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.8/100 (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 Columbia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Columbia (CAE) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads north-east for about 841 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 28m.
Departures from Columbia on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of CAE-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Columbia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 262 tracked CAE-PHL flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.9% 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 CAE-PHL
On the Columbia (CAE) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 262 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Columbia-Philadelphia is 1.91% across 262 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.
