Flights Philadelphia → Bangor
PHL → BGR
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Bangor operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 10.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 318 flights using Embraer 175 aircraft, serving a destination airport that accommodates around 531,639 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 Philadelphia (PHL) → Bangor (BGR) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 380 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.47%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Bangor the average ATFM delay is 5.1 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Bangor: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Bangor (BGR) heads north-east for about 760 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 22m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 51% of PHL-BGR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Bangor it is 5.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 380 tracked PHL-BGR flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 4.5% 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 PHL-BGR
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Bangor (BGR) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 380 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Bangor is 4.47% across 380 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.
