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When is Philadelphia security busiest? 6 to 7 am, then 4 pm.

Calmest around 11 am. Choose any hour on the board.

People screened per hour at PHL checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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People screened per hour at PHL checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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Friday, 7 am

3,500

people screened, 8-week average.

Which checkpoint is busiest? Checkpoint D\E and A East.

Checkpoint D\E peaks at 4 am, A East at 4 pm.

Security counts,

  • Checkpoint D\E

    4 am

    1,510 screened

  • A East

    4 pm

    840 screened

  • Checkpoint B

    7 am

    560 screened

  • Checkpoint C

    7 am

    500 screened

  • Checkpoint F

    7 am

    350 screened

  • A West Sec 7

    4 pm

    350 screened

Which departures leave on time? Leave in the morning.

5 am: 88% left on time. 8 pm: 60%.

Flight records,

Share of PHL departures leaving less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour
DepartsBarLeft on time
5 am88%
6 am88%
7 am87%
8 am85%
9 am84%
10 am83%
11 am76%
12 pm76%
1 pm75%
2 pm72%
3 pm71%
4 pm69%
5 pm64%
6 pm66%
7 pm66%
8 pm60%
9 pm71%
10 pm68%

Which airline runs on time here? Delta and United lead.

American flies 75% of PHL departures and landed on time 75% of the time.

Flight records,

  1. Delta 7,915 flights, 2.9% cancelled 79%
  2. United 5,677 flights, 1.6% cancelled 76%
  3. American 95,982 flights, 3.1% cancelled 75%
  4. Southwest 5,129 flights, 1.5% cancelled 70%
  5. Frontier 9,389 flights, 2.9% cancelled 66%

Not ranked, under ten flights a day: Spirit 70% of 1,658, JetBlue 69% of 1,781, Alaska 66% of 768, Allegiant 49% of 90.

Where do PHL flights land late? Chicago, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale.

Lowest on-time rates of the 8 busiest.

Flight records,

ToFlightsOn time
ATL Atlanta5,79375%
MCO Orlando5,33870%
ORD Chicago5,07570%
BOS Boston5,03572%
FLL Fort Lauderdale3,58870%
CLT Charlotte3,53578%
DFW Dallas/Fort Worth3,47975%
MIA Miami3,28675%

Every route from PHL

97 destinations with flights in the last twelve months.