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Which PHL to SFO flight is punctual? United 2661, 6 am.

87% on time across 87 flights in the last 3 months, never cancelled.

PHL to SFO flights that landed on time most often
DepartsFlightOn time
6:00 amUA 266187%
8:25 amAA 152478%
9:50 pmAA 329573%
6:00 pmAA 250659%
4:30 pmAA 204555%
7:46 pmAA 316654%
9:27 amUA 76852%
9:25 amUA 26751%
8 of 10 regular flights, ranked by arrivals on time, June to August 2026.

Which airline is most reliable? American and United, neck and neck.

American landed on time 72% of the time, United 69%.

Flight records,

  • American

    72%

    on time

    1.6% cancelled

  • United

    69%

    on time

    0.5% cancelled

When do the flights leave? 10 regular flights, 6 am to 9:50 pm.

AA 3166 was cancelled most often, 5% of the time.

Flight records,

  1. AA 1524 8:25 am, 0% cancelled 78%
  2. AA 2045 4:30 pm, 0% cancelled 55%
  3. AA 2663 5:35 pm, 1% cancelled 45%
  4. AA 2506 6:00 pm, 0% cancelled 59%
  5. AA 3166 7:46 pm, 5% cancelled 54%
  6. AA 3295 9:50 pm, 3% cancelled 73%
  1. UA 2661 6:00 am, 0% cancelled 87%
  2. UA 267 9:25 am, 0% cancelled 51%
  3. UA 768 9:27 am, 0% cancelled 52%
  4. UA 1575 6:23 pm, 2% cancelled 34%

What time should I fly? The 6 am departures.

84% landed on time; at 5 pm, 49%. Wednesday was the best day, Thursday the worst.

Flight records,

Share of PHL to SFO flights landing less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled departure hour
DepartsBarLanded on time
6 am84%
8 am81%
9 am56%
3 pm76%
4 pm72%
5 pm49%
6 pm63%
7 pm59%
8 pm73%
9 pm73%

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

Calmest around 11 am. Philadelphia security, hour by hour.

Security counts,

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, all terminals.