Flights Philadelphia → San Antonio
PHL → SAT
Route overview
This flight route operates from Philadelphia to San Antonio, utilizing the Embraer 190 aircraft. With a total of 24 flights and an on-time performance rate of 83%, it experiences an average delay of 9.3 minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 1942, serves approximately 9,462,449 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) → San Antonio (SAT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 24 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to San Antonio: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to San Antonio (SAT) heads west for about 2,404 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 25m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of PHL-SAT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Antonio it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 24 tracked PHL-SAT flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
Airlines operating PHL-SAT
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Frequently asked questions about PHL-SAT
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> San Antonio (SAT) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 24 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-San Antonio is 0.00% across 24 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.
