RIC to PHL flight delays
Richmond, VA (RIC) Philadelphia, PA (PHL) · 198 miles
297 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
62.59%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
6.4%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
69 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
27 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth pricing here: 6.4% of scheduled flights never operated. A late flight still gets you there. A cancelled one leaves you rebooking, and on a route with few daily departures that can mean losing a day.
The season swings this route hard. In March it ran 33 points more punctual than in June — 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.
This is a late route. Flights from Richmond to Philadelphia miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 12.7 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, PSA Airlines arrived on time most often on RIC to PHL. Flights ran closest to schedule in January and worst in June.
Every airline on RIC to PHL
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 | 270 | 62.55% | 7.04% | 72 min | F |
| Republic Airways | 27 | 62.96% | 0% | 46 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
PHL to RIC Philadelphia back to Richmond 67.83% on time FOther routes from Richmond
Common questions
Are flights from Richmond to Philadelphia usually delayed?
62.59% of flights on the RIC to PHL route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 4 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Richmond to Philadelphia?
Only PSA Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 270 flights and 62.55% arriving on time.
How often are RIC to PHL flights cancelled?
6.4% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 64 in every thousand. That is high enough that cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth planning around.
What is the best month to fly Richmond to Philadelphia?
March, when 77.4% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 44.4%.
When RIC to PHL flights are late, how late are they?
About 69 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 RIC to PHL during July 2024 – July 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 →