Flights Salisbury → Philadelphia
SBY → PHL
How long is the flight from Salisbury to Philadelphia?
The flight from Salisbury (SBY) to Philadelphia (PHL) takes 31 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 Salisbury to Philadelphia operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 85%. Over the course of the year, it has recorded an average delay time of 12.3 minutes per flight out of a total of 116 flights conducted using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft. The destination airport sees a significant number of passengers annually, with approximately 28,131,972 travelers passing through it each 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 Salisbury (SBY) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 253 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Salisbury the average ATFM delay is 0.8 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Salisbury (SBY) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads north for about 172 km, a flight time of roughly 31m.
Departures from Salisbury on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 84% of SBY-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Salisbury the average ATFM delay is 0.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Philadelphia it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 253 tracked SBY-PHL flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 0.8% 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 SBY-PHL
The flight from Salisbury (SBY) to Philadelphia (PHL) takes 31 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 Salisbury (SBY) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 253 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Salisbury-Philadelphia is 0.79% across 253 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.
