Flights Newark → Philadelphia
EWR → PHL
Route overview
This flight route operates between Newark and Philadelphia, using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft. The airport in Newark has been open since 2001, while Philadelphia's airport serves over 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 Newark (EWR) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 81 flights monitored in recent months, 90% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 2 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.70%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13/100 (low), 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 Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads south-west for about 128 km, a flight time of roughly 35m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 36% of EWR-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 81 tracked EWR-PHL flights, 90% left on time with an average delay of 2 min and a 3.7% 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 EWR-PHL
On the Newark (EWR) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 90% with an average delay of 2 minutes, based on 81 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Philadelphia is 3.70% across 81 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.
