Flights Denver → Philadelphia
DEN → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Philadelphia operates with a mix of aircraft including Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900, and Airbus A319. With 604 total flights recorded, the route has an on-time performance rate of 74%, with an average delay time of 18.6 minutes per flight.
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 Denver (DEN) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 816 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.96%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23/100 (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 Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads east for about 2,500 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 33m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 44% of DEN-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 816 tracked DEN-PHL flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-PHL
On the Denver (DEN) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 816 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Philadelphia is 1.96% across 816 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest 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.
