The flight time from Myrtle Beach to Philadelphia is 1 hour, 36 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MYR Myrtle Beach, SC 8 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 13 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHL Philadelphia, PA 10 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
87%
American
86%
Frontier
71%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Myrtle Beach to Philadelphia is 1 hour, 36 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 13 minutes.

The flight distance from Myrtle Beach to Philadelphia is 473 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Philadelphia to Myrtle Beach
1 hour, 39 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
1h 34m
Frontier
1h 36m
American
1h 38m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

17

Distance

473 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
11
Spirit
3
Frontier
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Myrtle Beach from Philadelphia by plane?

The distance from Myrtle Beach to Philadelphia by plane is 473 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Myrtle Beach to Philadelphia?

The flight time from Myrtle Beach to Philadelphia is 1 hour, 36 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 13 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 1 hour, 34 minutes, and American the slowest taking 1 hour, 38 minutes.

What airlines fly from Myrtle Beach to Philadelphia?

Frontier, American, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Myrtle Beach to Philadelphia.

Does Southwest fly from Myrtle Beach to Philadelphia?

Southwest does not fly from Myrtle Beach (MYR) to Philadelphia (PHL). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Myrtle Beach 8 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 73 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Philadelphia 10 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Myrtle Beach to Philadelphia, Frontier is 71% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 71% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Spirit 87% 11% 2%
American 86% 13% 1%
Frontier 71% 21% 8%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Myrtle Beach and Philadelphia, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Spirit 11 74 9 94
Frontier 12 70 11 96
American 15 74 7 98

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
11am 0.49
6pm 0.61
1pm 0.13
11pm 0.02
4pm 0.01
12pm 0.04
5pm 0.36
10am 0.09
7am 0.09
5am 0.01
9pm 0.16
8pm 0.01
6am 0.13
7pm 0.06
10pm 0.04
3pm 0.17

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Myrtle Beach to Philadelphia that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 31
February 29
March 49
April 136
May 136
June 119
July 113
August 99
September 68
October 56
November 33
December 31

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Myrtle Beach to Philadelphia that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 2.6
Tuesday 2.13
Wednesday 2.52
Thursday 2.48
Friday 2.58
Saturday 2.54
Sunday 2.46

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
American 0
Spirit 0
Frontier 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
11am 15 74 7 97
6pm 15 75 7 98
1pm 14 75 7 99
11pm 12 68 12 98
4pm 15 73 7 98
12pm 11 72 9 94
5pm 13 73 9 97
10am 16 74 7 96
7am 10 73 8 93
5am 12 75 8 95
9pm 12 70 10 95
8pm 12 71 13 98
6am 11 73 8 92
7pm 11 70 13 96
10pm 10 69 10 92
3pm 11 75 7 94
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.