Manchester to Philadelphia

What the Data Says About MHT to PHL

The Manchester to Philadelphia corridor (MHT → PHL) covers roughly 289 miles and is served by 2 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 782 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 88.6% on-time rate with an average delay of 87.5 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 782 flights were recorded on this pairing — 7 cancelled (0.9%) and 1 diverted (0.1%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 2 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 782 total flights analyzed, the 88.6% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 87.5-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Dec 2020 posted the best performance on this corridor at 96% on-time, while Jul 2021 came in at 75% on-time — a 21-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the MHT to PHL route, the combination of a 88.6% on-time rate, 87.5-minute average delay, 0.9% recent cancellation rate, and 2 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.