Flights Pittsburgh → Philadelphia
PIT → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia operates with an average on-time performance rate of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 12.8 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 497 flights using aircraft such as Airbus A320, Airbus A319, and Embraer 190, serving the highly trafficked Philadelphia International Airport which handles nearly 28 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 Pittsburgh (PIT) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 589 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.38%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads east for about 430 km, a flight time of roughly 57m.
Departures from Pittsburgh on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 35% of PIT-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 589 tracked PIT-PHL flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 2.4% 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 PIT-PHL
On the Pittsburgh (PIT) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 589 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Pittsburgh-Philadelphia is 2.38% across 589 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.
