Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) departure delays

Of 8,535 sampled departures, 58.8% left 15 minutes or more behind schedule. Average lateness was 34.7 minutes. Sample window: Dec 12, 2025 to Oct 17, 2026.

These are historical aggregates, not live status. A departure is late at 15 minutes past schedule.

When departures are on time

Airlines with the most late departures

Airline Flights sampled Late Average lateness
British Airways (BA) 34 100.0% 36.4 min
Southwest Airlines Co. (WN) 262 81.7% 43.5 min
ChallengAir (1I) 182 73.6% 37.6 min
Aer Lingus (EI) 26 73.1% 34.5 min
Alaska Airlines (AS) 37 73.0% 34.6 min

The departures that are late right now

58.8% of this PHL sample left 15 minutes late or more. GET /flight_delays returns the ones that are late at this moment: airline, flight number, scheduled time, actual time and minutes of delay.

https://www.goflightlabs.com/flight_delays?access_key=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY&delay=15&type=departures&dep_iata=PHL

Example response

Field names match the live API. This flight only shows the shape. It is not a live result.

{ "success": true, "data": [ { "airline_iata": "AA", "flight_iata": "AA100", "flight_number": "100", "dep_iata": "PHL", "dep_time": "2024-03-15 08:00", "dep_actual": "2024-03-15 08:22", "dep_delayed": 22, "status": "active" } ] }

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