Flights Philadelphia → Rochester
PHL → ROC
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Rochester operates with an average on-time performance of 87%, experiencing a mean delay of 15.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 314 flights are conducted using aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8, Embraer 170, and Embraer 175, serving a destination airport that handles around 2,393,251 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) → Rochester (ROC) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 372 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.34%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Rochester the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Rochester: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Rochester (ROC) heads north-west for about 414 km, a flight time of roughly 56m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 46% of PHL-ROC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Rochester it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 372 tracked PHL-ROC flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 1.3% 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-ROC
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Rochester (ROC) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 372 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Rochester is 1.34% across 372 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.
