Flights Philadelphia → Cleveland
PHL → CLE
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Cleveland operates with an average on-time performance of 81%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 11.7 minutes. The aircraft used for this route include the Embraer 170, Canadair Regional Jet 900, and Embraer 175, serving Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, which has been open since 1925 and currently handles over eight 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) → Cleveland (CLE) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 446 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.36%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Cleveland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Cleveland (CLE) heads west for about 583 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 9m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 40% of PHL-CLE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Cleveland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 446 tracked PHL-CLE flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 3.4% 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-CLE
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Cleveland (CLE) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 446 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Cleveland is 3.36% across 446 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.
