Philadelphia (PHL)

PHL / KPHL

Official · May 2026

2,705,990

Philadelphia International Airport handled 2,705,990 passengers in May 2026, down 0.6% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

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January 2022 February 2023 March 2024 April 2025 May 2026

Domestic / International

May 2026

Domestic 85.6% 2,317,636
International 14.4% 388,354

Against 2019 -8.8% same month, before the pandemic

International share 14% of passengers in May 2026

Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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Period	Passengers	Year on year	Source
May 2026	2,705,990	−0.6%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
April 2026	2,471,330	−4.4%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
March 2026	2,362,169	+2.4%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
February 2026	1,832,897	+0.7%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
January 2026	1,867,389	−2.7%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
December 2025	2,248,236	−6.4%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
November 2025	2,166,669	−7.1%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
October 2025	2,699,554	−0.5%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
September 2025	2,485,178	−3.4%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
August 2025	2,981,423	−1.8%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
July 2025	2,918,207	−4.0%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
June 2025	2,800,714	−4.4%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
May 2025	2,723,107	−1.0%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
April 2025	2,583,926	+4.8%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
March 2025	2,307,320	−2.0%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
February 2025	1,819,874	−2.7%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
January 2025	1,919,598	+2.8%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
December 2024	2,401,722	+12.0%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
November 2024	2,333,017	+3.0%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
October 2024	2,712,292	+7.7%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
September 2024	2,573,512	+9.7%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
August 2024	3,034,589	+15.0%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024	3,039,631	+15.1%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024	2,928,233	+15.3%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay06:00–07:004.3min · 10,506 recorded · 10,317 measured

Gap to highest-delay hour21.7min06:00 ↔ 20:00

Recorded flights180,130Philadelphia International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures

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Average departure delay

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Recorded flights

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Departure hour	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
00:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	0	1
01:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	1	3
02:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	1	1
03:00	No observations	—	—	—
04:00	No observations	—	—	—
05:00	91.4%	5.2 min	4,835	4,948
06:00	90.3%	4.3 min	10,317	10,506
07:00	88.4%	5.2 min	7,665	7,787
08:00	88.2%	6.8 min	18,975	19,315
09:00	85.9%	6.7 min	7,019	7,132
10:00	86.1%	8.7 min	16,405	16,641
11:00	81.8%	13.2 min	9,511	9,645
12:00	79.3%	13.5 min	6,735	6,824
13:00	78.5%	14.8 min	11,325	11,486
14:00	76.3%	16.2 min	6,904	7,008
15:00	75.0%	18.2 min	11,922	12,128
16:00	73.0%	18.3 min	8,343	8,487
17:00	69.4%	21.5 min	8,933	9,135
18:00	68.9%	23.7 min	17,674	18,201
19:00	69.3%	24.7 min	15,184	15,711
20:00	65.4%	25.9 min	4,627	4,800
21:00	73.3%	21.0 min	8,331	8,716
22:00	72.7%	19.6 min	1,377	1,452
23:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	199	203

Day of week

On-time departures

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Average departure delay

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Recorded flights

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Day of week	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
Monday	77.0%	17.8 min	26,692	27,546
Tuesday	82.8%	10.4 min	23,716	24,060
Wednesday	83.5%	9.3 min	23,479	23,848
Thursday	77.7%	15.8 min	26,213	26,738
Friday	77.3%	16.1 min	26,693	27,164
Saturday	78.2%	15.3 min	22,924	23,340
Sunday	76.0%	17.7 min	26,566	27,434

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures

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Average departure delay

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Recorded flights

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Month of year	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
Jan	80.6%	13.9 min	12,998	13,737
Feb	80.9%	11.2 min	12,419	13,045
Mar	79.8%	14.9 min	15,088	15,451
Apr	80.5%	12.1 min	17,181	17,295
May	78.3%	14.3 min	17,839	18,117
Jun	72.9%	22.1 min	17,859	18,406
Jul	67.3%	32.3 min	8,540	9,013
Aug	72.8%	20.2 min	9,001	9,120
Sep	83.4%	8.2 min	17,161	17,248
Oct	83.2%	9.6 min	18,539	18,669
Nov	83.6%	9.5 min	14,936	15,097
Dec	74.6%	19.3 min	14,722	14,932

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

On time 77.1% 138,888
Delayed >15 min 20.8% 37,395
Cancelled 2.1% 3,847
Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.

Flights touching Brazil reported to ANAC · partial coverage

Source: ANAC Brazil VRA · 2024-09-04 → 2024-09-05

Recorded flights2Philadelphia International Airport

Departure hour

Recorded flights

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Departure hour	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
00:00	No observations	—	—	—
01:00	No observations	—	—	—
02:00	No observations	—	—	—
03:00	No observations	—	—	—
04:00	No observations	—	—	—
05:00	No observations	—	—	—
06:00	No observations	—	—	—
07:00	No observations	—	—	—
08:00	No observations	—	—	—
09:00	No observations	—	—	—
10:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	1	1
11:00	No observations	—	—	—
12:00	No observations	—	—	—
13:00	No observations	—	—	—
14:00	No observations	—	—	—
15:00	No observations	—	—	—
16:00	No observations	—	—	—
17:00	No observations	—	—	—
18:00	No observations	—	—	—
19:00	No observations	—	—	—
20:00	No observations	—	—	—
21:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	1	1
22:00	No observations	—	—	—
23:00	No observations	—	—	—

Day of week

Recorded flights

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Day of week	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
Monday	No observations	—	—	—
Tuesday	No observations	—	—	—
Wednesday	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	1	1
Thursday	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	1	1
Friday	No observations	—	—	—
Saturday	No observations	—	—	—
Sunday	No observations	—	—	—

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

Recorded flights

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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.

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Month of year	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
Jan	No observations	—	—	—
Feb	No observations	—	—	—
Mar	No observations	—	—	—
Apr	No observations	—	—	—
May	No observations	—	—	—
Jun	No observations	—	—	—
Jul	No observations	—	—	—
Aug	No observations	—	—	—
Sep	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	2	2
Oct	No observations	—	—	—
Nov	No observations	—	—	—
Dec	No observations	—	—	—

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

On time 100.0% 2
Delayed >15 min 0.0% 0
Cancelled 0.0% 0
Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.

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