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SBY Salisbury / PHL Philadelphia

SBY → PHL on time

Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico (Salisbury, MD) to Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
78%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.7%
457 flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+113 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

78% of flights from Salisbury to Philadelphia arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is about the typical U.S. route. 11% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for SBY → PHL: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 44% of the time. About 1 in 10 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 35 three hours or more; 0.7% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 457 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
American Airlines45778%0.7%−10 min10.3%+113 minPiedmont Airlines

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at SBY). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%6 a.m. departures: 82% on time (254 flights)826a7 a.m. departures: too few flights (73 flights)7a8 a.m. departures: too few flights (30 flights)8a9 a.m. departures: too few flights9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights11anoon departures: too few flights12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (26 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights (4 flights)5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights6p7 p.m. departures: too few flights (70 flights)7p
SBY → PHL, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: November (87%). Worst: July (67%).

40%70%100%Jan: 78% on time (126 flights)78JanFeb: 86% on time (110 flights)86FebMar: 81% on time (139 flights)81MarApr: 79% on time (121 flights)79AprMay: too few flights (93 flights)MayJun: 77% on time (138 flights)77JunJul: 67% on time (148 flights)67JulAug: 73% on time (172 flights)73AugSep: 86% on time (174 flights)86SepOct: 84% on time (177 flights)84OctNov: 87% on time (133 flights)87NovDec: 78% on time (138 flights)78Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday72——
Tuesday57——
Wednesday66——
Thursday69——
Friday67——
Saturday56——
Sunday70——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 38%Late inbound plane 31%Severe weather 21%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%

Cancellations: weather 3

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Flight numbers on this route

Regular flights with at least 120 scheduled trips in the past year. Sorted by departure time.

FlightDepartsFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrivalOperated by
AA 59296:38 a.m.15082%0.0%−10 minPiedmont Airlines

Questions

How often are flights from SBY to PHL on time?

78% of 457 scheduled flights from Salisbury, MD to Philadelphia, PA arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from SBY to PHL?

July (67% on time). The best month is November (87%), over 2023–2026.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.