Route · PHL → DAY · 2020–2025 BTS data
Philadelphia to Dayton
The PHL–DAY corridor (Philadelphia, PA → Dayton, OH) runs ahead of the national average, served by 2 carriers across roughly 477 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 79.4%
- On-time
- +0.4 pts
- vs US avg
- 85 min
- Delay when late
- 1,539
- Flights
Cancelled
1.6%
Best Month
Jan 2023 90%
Worst Month
Nov 2021 85%
Distance
477 mi
Carriers
2
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 0 | OH |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| May 2025 | 35 | 17 | 2 | 0 | OH |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | OH |
| Mar 2025 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 1 | OH |
| Apr 2023 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | OH |
| Mar 2023 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Feb 2023 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Jan 2023 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Oct 2022 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | OH |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Jul 2022 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 0 | OH |
| Jun 2022 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | OH |
| May 2022 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 0 | OH |
| Apr 2022 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Jan 2022 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Dec 2021 | 43 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Nov 2021 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Jul 2021 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 0 | OH |
| Jun 2021 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Apr 2021 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Mar 2021 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OH |
Cancellation Rate
1.6%
13 of 792 flights
Diversion Rate
0.3%
2 of 792 flights
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PHL - Philadelphia
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Philadelphia, PA.
Origin airport →DAY - Dayton
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Dayton, OH.
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What the Data Says About PHL to DAY
1,539 tracked flights put the PHL to DAY pairing (Philadelphia to Dayton) at a 79.4% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 84.8 minutes on average. Across the 477-mile route and its 2 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 1.6% cancelled and 0.3% diverted (792 flights sampled).
Monthly performance varies moderately here: Jan 2023 was the strongest month at 90% on-time versus Nov 2021 at 85%, a 6-point difference.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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