Flights Columbus → Philadelphia
CMH → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Columbus to Philadelphia operates with an average on-time performance of 87%, featuring a mean delay of 10.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 359 flights using Embraer 170 and 175 aircraft models, connecting passengers between Columbus's historic airport, which opened in 1929, and Philadelphia International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the United States with over 28 million annual 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 Columbus (CMH) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 475 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 3.16%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.8/100 (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 Columbus the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Columbus (CMH) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads east for about 652 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 14m.
Departures from Columbus on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 48% of CMH-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Columbus the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 475 tracked CMH-PHL flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 3.2% 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 CMH-PHL
On the Columbus (CMH) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 475 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Columbus-Philadelphia is 3.16% across 475 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.
