PHL to LEX flight delays
Philadelphia, PA (PHL) Lexington, KY (LEX) · 520 miles
368 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
74.3%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.45%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
82 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
21 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In September it ran 34.6 points more punctual than in July — 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 worse. The later months run 9.4 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
The two directions do not behave alike. LEX to PHL arrives on time 6 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Only PSA 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 January 2025 – August 2026, PSA Airlines arrived on time most often on PHL to LEX. Flights ran closest to schedule in September and worst in December.
Every airline on PHL to LEX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA Airlines | 368 | 74.3% | 2.45% | 82 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
LEX to PHL Lexington back to Philadelphia 80.29% on time DOther routes from Philadelphia
Common questions
Are flights from Philadelphia to Lexington usually delayed?
74.3% of flights on the PHL to LEX route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Philadelphia to Lexington?
Only PSA Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 368 flights and 74.3% arriving on time.
How often are PHL to LEX flights cancelled?
2.45% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 25 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Philadelphia to Lexington?
September, when 96.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 62.1%.
When PHL to LEX flights are late, how late are they?
About 82 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on PHL to LEX during January 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 →