Best time to fly Philadelphia to Columbus

Every month pooled across the years on record, so "July" means July generally rather than one particular July. Full PHL to CMH record →

Best month

April

86.8% on time · 222 flights

Worst month

July

67.3% on time · 322 flights

Month Flights On time Cancelled When late, by
January 175 84% 3.43% 95 min
February 129 83.3% 6.98% 66 min
March 146 81% 2.05% 88 min
April 222 86.8% 0.9% 66 min
May 211 76.4% 1.42% 99 min
June 295 73.9% 6.1% 70 min
July 322 67.3% 6.21% 92 min
August 355 73.3% 5.07% 72 min
September 280 84.5% 0.36% 73 min
October 334 83.7% 0.6% 59 min
November 210 83.7% 0.48% 148 min
December 166 76.7% 4.22% 66 min

What a seasonal pattern can and cannot tell you

Months differ for reasons that repeat — summer thunderstorms in the American interior, winter fog and de-icing in northern Europe, school holidays filling every seat and leaving no slack in the schedule. Those are real and they come back each year.

What the pattern cannot do is forecast a particular flight. A quiet month has late days and a bad month has punctual ones. Treat this as a way to choose between two dates you are indifferent about, not as a promise.