Flights Philadelphia → Manchester NH
PHL → MHT
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Manchester, New Hampshire, operates with an average on-time performance of 87%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.4 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 267 total flights on this route, utilizing Embraer 175 and Embraer 170 aircraft, serving Manchester Airport which opened in 1943 and currently handles approximately 2,021,279 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) → Manchester NH (MHT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 349 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.01%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Manchester NH the average ATFM delay is 2.8 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Manchester NH: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Manchester NH (MHT) heads north-east for about 465 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 0m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of PHL-MHT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Manchester NH it is 2.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 349 tracked PHL-MHT flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 2.0% 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-MHT
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Manchester NH (MHT) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 349 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Manchester NH is 2.01% across 349 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Manchester NH, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
