Flights Detroit → Philadelphia
DTW → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Philadelphia operates with an average on-time performance of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 9.8 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 705 flights using various aircraft models including Airbus A320, Embraer 190, and Boeing MD series planes, 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 Detroit (DTW) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 933 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.07%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.9/100 (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 Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads east for about 728 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 20m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of DTW-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 933 tracked DTW-PHL flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 4.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-PHL
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 933 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Philadelphia is 4.07% across 933 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
