Philadelphia to Manchester

What the Data Says About PHL to MHT

The Philadelphia to Manchester corridor (PHL → MHT) covers roughly 289 miles and is served by 2 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 785 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 87.9% on-time rate with an average delay of 100.4 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 785 flights were recorded on this pairing — 4 cancelled (0.5%) 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 785 total flights analyzed, the 87.9% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 100.4-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, Sep 2022 posted the best performance on this corridor at 95% on-time, while Jul 2021 came in at 71% on-time — a 24-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the PHL to MHT route, the combination of a 87.9% on-time rate, 100.4-minute average delay, 0.5% recent cancellation rate, and 2 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.