Flights Manchester NH → Philadelphia
MHT → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Manchester, New Hampshire to Philadelphia operates with an 89% on-time performance rate and an average delay of 4.4 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been a total of 267 flights on this route using Embraer 170 and 175 aircraft models.
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 Manchester NH (MHT) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 349 flights monitored in recent months, 89% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.72%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.9/100 (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 Manchester NH the average ATFM delay is 2.8 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Manchester NH (MHT) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads south-west for about 465 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 0m.
Departures from Manchester NH on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 36% of MHT-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Manchester NH the average ATFM delay is 2.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 349 tracked MHT-PHL flights, 89% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 1.7% 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 MHT-PHL
On the Manchester NH (MHT) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 89% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 349 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Manchester NH-Philadelphia is 1.72% across 349 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.
