Flights Philadelphia → Newark
PHL → EWR
Route overview
The flight route operates between Philadelphia and Newark, using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft. The destination airport in Newark opened in 2001 and handles over forty-three 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) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 81 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.94%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Newark (EWR) heads north-east for about 128 km, a flight time of roughly 35m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of PHL-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 81 tracked PHL-EWR flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 4.9% 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-EWR
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 81 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Newark is 4.94% across 81 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.
