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PHL to EDI flight delays

Philadelphia, PA (PHL) Ingliston (EDI)

231 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics and UK Civil Aviation Authority

83.41%

Arrived on time

Within 15 minutes of schedule

0.87%

Cancelled

Share of scheduled flights

When late, late by

Average across delayed arrivals

8 min

Delay per flight

Averaged over every flight flown

What the record says about this route

The season swings this route hard. In April it ran 35.4 points more punctual than in August — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.

The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 16.5 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.

This route does better than its own airport. Departures from PHL overall run 9.3 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion PHL has, this route is largely escaping it.

Only American Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.

Which airline should you fly on this route?

Over March 2025 – August 2026, American Airlines arrived on time most often on PHL to EDI. Flights ran closest to schedule in March and worst in August.

Every airline on PHL to EDI

Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.

Airline Flights On time Cancelled Avg delay Grade
American Airlines 231 83.41% 0.87% B

Month by month

Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.

May 2025 peak 100 Jun 2026
On-time arrival rate, %

Common questions

Are flights from Philadelphia to Ingliston usually delayed?

83.41% of flights on the PHL to EDI route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.

Which airlines fly from Philadelphia to Ingliston?

Only American Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 231 flights and 83.41% arriving on time.

How often are PHL to EDI flights cancelled?

0.87% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 9 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.

What is the best month to fly Philadelphia to Ingliston?

April, when 96.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was August at 61.3%.

What these figures do and do not tell you

Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on PHL to EDI during March 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.

A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.

Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →