DTW → PHL American Airlines

American Airlines · Detroit, MI to Philadelphia, PA · 1,154 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 47 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -11 min, while the worst 10% run +65 min or later.
On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-11 min
90th percentile
+65 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How on-time is American Airlines from DTW to PHL?

Across every American Airlines flight number on DTW → PHL (1,154 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 79% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -11 min; the worst 10% ran +65 min or later. 4% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time86579%
16-30 min706%
31-60 min535%
61-120 min545%
2+ hrs595%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0710156%+48 min
2025-088975%+15 min
2025-099789%+16 min
2025-1010686%-4 min
2025-118080%+8 min
2025-128566%+29 min
2026-018177%+3 min
2026-027773%+7 min
2026-038584%+9 min
2026-048784%+2 min
2026-059890%-5 min
2026-0611582%+3 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon16476%
Tue15687%
Wed14682%
Thu16375%
Fri16576%
Sat14480%
Sun16375%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…