Route · PHL → MHT · 2020–2025 BTS data
Philadelphia to Manchester
The PHL–MHT corridor (Philadelphia, PA → Manchester, NH) runs ahead of the national average, served by 2 carriers across roughly 289 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 87.9%
- On-time
- +8.9 pts
- vs US avg
- 100 min
- Delay when late
- 785
- Flights
Cancelled
0.5%
Best Month
Sep 2022 95%
Worst Month
Jul 2021 71%
Distance
289 mi
Carriers
2
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 1 | OH |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Nov 2023 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OH,YX |
| Oct 2023 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Oct 2022 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Sep 2022 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Aug 2021 | 54 | 14 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Jul 2021 | 51 | 15 | 1 | 0 | OH |
| Jun 2021 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 0 | OH |
| Apr 2021 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Mar 2021 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Jan 2021 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Dec 2020 | 69 | 4 | 1 | 0 | OH |
| Nov 2020 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Oct 2020 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Aug 2020 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | OH |
Cancellation Rate
0.5%
4 of 785 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 785 flights
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PHL - Philadelphia
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Philadelphia, PA.
Origin airport →MHT - Manchester
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What the Data Says About PHL to MHT
Philadelphia to Manchester (PHL to MHT) is one of the more dependable pairings in the BTS On-Time Performance dataset: a 87.9% on-time rate across 785 flights, with delays that do happen averaging 100.4 minutes. The corridor runs roughly 289 miles and is served by 2 carriers. Over the most recent 24 months, 4 of 785 flights were cancelled (0.5%) and 1 diverted (0.1%).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Sep 2022 posted the strongest performance at 95% on-time, while Jul 2021 came in at just 71% - a 24-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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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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