Flights Philadelphia → Columbia
PHL → CAE
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Columbia operates with a high level of punctuality, with 85% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 202 total flights along this route, each experiencing an average delay of 6.2 minutes. The destination airport serves over one million passengers annually, indicating significant traffic and demand for travel to Columbia.
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) → Columbia (CAE) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 263 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.28%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Columbia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Columbia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Columbia (CAE) heads south-west for about 841 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 28m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 46% of PHL-CAE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Columbia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 263 tracked PHL-CAE flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 2.3% 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-CAE
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Columbia (CAE) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 263 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Columbia is 2.28% across 263 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.
