Flights Philadelphia → Wilmington
PHL → ILM
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Wilmington operates with an average on-time performance of 86%, featuring a mean delay of just 3.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 287 flights conducted using Embraer 175 aircraft, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 1.8 million 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) → Wilmington (ILM) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 325 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.38%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Wilmington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Wilmington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Wilmington (ILM) heads south for about 666 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 15m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 58% of PHL-ILM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Wilmington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 325 tracked PHL-ILM flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 3 min and a 3.4% 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-ILM
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Wilmington (ILM) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 325 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Wilmington is 3.38% across 325 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.
