Flights Philadelphia → State College Pennsylvania
PHL → SCE
How long is the flight from Philadelphia to State College Pennsylvania?
The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to State College Pennsylvania (SCE) takes about 44 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to State College, Pennsylvania, operates with an average on-time performance of 82%, featuring a mean delay of just 6 minutes. The route sees approximately 267 flights annually and is served by the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft, catering to a destination airport that handles around 387,068 passengers per year.
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) → State College Pennsylvania (SCE) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 647 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.55%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.5/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At State College Pennsylvania the average ATFM delay is 4.0 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to State College Pennsylvania: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to State College Pennsylvania (SCE) heads north-west for about 246 km, a flight time of roughly 44m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 36% of PHL-SCE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into State College Pennsylvania it is 4.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 647 tracked PHL-SCE flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 3.5% 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-SCE
The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to State College Pennsylvania (SCE) takes about 44 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> State College Pennsylvania (SCE) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 647 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-State College Pennsylvania is 3.55% across 647 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at State College Pennsylvania, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
