Flights Philadelphia → Burlington
PHL → BTV
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Burlington operates with an average on-time performance of 79%, experiencing a mean delay of 12.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 265 flights using Embraer 190 aircraft, serving a destination airport that accommodates approximately 1.2 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 Philadelphia (PHL) → Burlington (BTV) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 327 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.67%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Burlington the average ATFM delay is 5.3 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Burlington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Burlington (BTV) heads north for about 540 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 6m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 47% of PHL-BTV flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Burlington it is 5.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 327 tracked PHL-BTV flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 15 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 PHL-BTV
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Burlington (BTV) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 327 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Burlington is 3.67% across 327 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.
