Flights Philadelphia → Watertown
PHL → ART
How long is the flight from Philadelphia to Watertown?
The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Watertown (ART) takes 51 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 Watertown has an on-time performance rate of 83%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 8.1 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 178 flights, serving a relatively low volume destination airport that handles around 45,024 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) → Watertown (ART) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 425 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.82%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Watertown the average ATFM delay is 3.9 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Watertown: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Watertown (ART) heads north for about 463 km, a flight time of roughly 51m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 46% of PHL-ART flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Watertown it is 3.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 425 tracked PHL-ART flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 6.8% 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-ART
The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Watertown (ART) takes 51 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) -> Watertown (ART) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 425 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Watertown is 6.82% across 425 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.
