Flights Savannah → Philadelphia
SAV → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Savannah to Philadelphia operates with a high on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of just 7.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 289 flights using Embraer 175 and 170 aircraft models, serving a destination airport that 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 Savannah (SAV) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 350 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.14%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.8/100 (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 Savannah the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Savannah (SAV) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads north-east for about 1,014 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 41m.
Departures from Savannah on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of SAV-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Savannah the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 350 tracked SAV-PHL flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 12 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 SAV-PHL
On the Savannah (SAV) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 350 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Savannah-Philadelphia is 3.14% across 350 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.
