Flights Philadelphia → Portland
PHL → PWM
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Portland operates with an average on-time performance rate of 83%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 13.3 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 289 flights using Embraer 190 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles around 2,180,154 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) → Portland (PWM) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 371 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.70%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Portland the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Portland (PWM) heads north-east for about 586 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 9m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 50% of PHL-PWM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Portland it is 3.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 371 tracked PHL-PWM flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 2.7% 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-PWM
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Portland (PWM) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 371 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Portland is 2.70% across 371 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.
