Flights Dublin → Philadelphia
DUB → PHL
How long is the flight from Dublin to Philadelphia?
The flight from Dublin (DUB) to Philadelphia (PHL) takes 6h 46m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Dublin to Philadelphia operates with an Airbus A330-200 and has a high on-time performance rate of 80%, with an average delay of just 4.2 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been seven flights on this route departing from Dublin Airport, which opened in 1940, heading to Philadelphia International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the United States with over 28 million passengers annually.
The Dublin (DUB) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 42 flights monitored in recent months, 90% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 0 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.4/100 (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 Dublin the average ATFM delay is 0.9 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dublin (DUB) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads west for about 5,253 km, a flight time of roughly 6h 46m.
Departures from Dublin on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 67% of DUB-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dublin the average ATFM delay is 0.9 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 42 tracked DUB-PHL flights, 90% left on time with an average delay of 0 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
Airlines operating DUB-PHL
Frequently asked questions about DUB-PHL
The flight from Dublin (DUB) to Philadelphia (PHL) takes 6h 46m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dublin (DUB) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 90% with an average delay of 0 minutes, based on 42 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dublin-Philadelphia is 0.00% across 42 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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The Dublin-Philadelphia route is about 5,253 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €600, barring extraordinary circumstances.
