Flights Philadelphia → Dayton
PHL → DAY
How long is the flight from Philadelphia to Dayton?
The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Dayton (DAY) takes 1h 15m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Dayton has a 73% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 30 minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 1937, serves approximately 2,069,572 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) → Dayton (DAY) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 226 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 37 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.75%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dayton the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Dayton: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Dayton (DAY) heads west for about 766 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 15m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 94% of PHL-DAY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Dayton it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 226 tracked PHL-DAY flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 37 min and a 5.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHL-DAY
The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Dayton (DAY) takes 1h 15m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Dayton (DAY) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 37 minutes, based on 226 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Dayton is 5.75% across 226 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.
