Flights Philadelphia → Salisbury
PHL → SBY
How long is the flight from Philadelphia to Salisbury?
The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Salisbury (SBY) takes 24 min 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 Salisbury operates with an average on-time performance rate of 84%, experiencing a mean delay of 12.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 115 flights are conducted using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft, serving a destination airport that sees around 140,222 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) → Salisbury (SBY) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 251 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.59%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Salisbury the average ATFM delay is 0.8 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Salisbury: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Salisbury (SBY) heads south for about 172 km, a flight time of roughly 24m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 68% of PHL-SBY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Salisbury it is 0.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 251 tracked PHL-SBY flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 3.6% 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-SBY
The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Salisbury (SBY) takes 24 min 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) -> Salisbury (SBY) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 251 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Salisbury is 3.59% across 251 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.
