Flights Roanoke VA → Philadelphia
ROA → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Roanoke, Virginia to Philadelphia operates with a De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 77%. Over the course of its operation, it experiences an average delay of 23.2 minutes per flight out of the total 167 flights recorded.
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 Roanoke VA (ROA) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 194 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.09%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.9/100 (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 Roanoke VA the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Roanoke VA (ROA) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads north-east for about 499 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 3m.
Departures from Roanoke VA on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 60% of ROA-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Roanoke VA the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 194 tracked ROA-PHL flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 3.1% 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 ROA-PHL
On the Roanoke VA (ROA) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 194 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Roanoke VA-Philadelphia is 3.09% across 194 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.
