Flights Harrisburg → Philadelphia
MDT → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Harrisburg to Philadelphia operates with a high level of punctuality, with 86% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 393 total flights using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft, which typically experience an average delay of 5.7 minutes.
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 Harrisburg (MDT) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 492 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.22%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.7/100 (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 Harrisburg the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Harrisburg (MDT) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads east for about 134 km, a flight time of roughly 35m.
Departures from Harrisburg on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of MDT-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Harrisburg the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 492 tracked MDT-PHL flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 1.2% 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 MDT-PHL
On the Harrisburg (MDT) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 492 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Harrisburg-Philadelphia is 1.22% across 492 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.
