Flights Toronto → Philadelphia
YYZ → PHL
How long is the flight from Toronto to Philadelphia?
The flight from Toronto (YYZ) to Philadelphia (PHL) takes 1h 12m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Toronto to Philadelphia, operating with an Embraer 175 aircraft. The destination airport in Philadelphia sees over 28 million passengers annually, making it a major hub for air travel.
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 Toronto (YYZ) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines, Air Canada, United Airlines. Across 28 flights monitored in recent months, 91% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.57%. 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 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Toronto the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Toronto (YYZ) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads south-east for about 558 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 12m.
Departures from Toronto on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of YYZ-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Toronto the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 28 tracked YYZ-PHL flights, 91% left on time with an average delay of 1 min and a 3.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about YYZ-PHL
The flight from Toronto (YYZ) to Philadelphia (PHL) takes 1h 12m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Toronto (YYZ) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 91% with an average delay of 1 minutes, based on 28 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Toronto-Philadelphia is 3.57% across 28 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Air Canada, United 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.
