Flights State College Pennsylvania → Philadelphia
SCE → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from State College, Pennsylvania to Philadelphia operates with an average on-time performance of 85%, experiencing a mean delay of 7.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 267 flights using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft, 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 State College Pennsylvania (SCE) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 373 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.22%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.5/100 (low), 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 State College Pennsylvania the average ATFM delay is 4.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from State College Pennsylvania (SCE) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads south-east for about 246 km, a flight time of roughly 44m.
Departures from State College Pennsylvania on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 53% of SCE-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing State College Pennsylvania the average ATFM delay is 4.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 373 tracked SCE-PHL flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 3.2% 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 SCE-PHL
On the State College Pennsylvania (SCE) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 373 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on State College Pennsylvania-Philadelphia is 3.22% across 373 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.
