The flight time from Portland to Philadelphia is 1 hour, 33 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PWM Portland, ME 6 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 11 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHL Philadelphia, PA 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
83%
Frontier
67%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Portland to Philadelphia is 1 hour, 33 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 11 minutes.

The flight distance from Portland to Philadelphia is 364 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Philadelphia to Portland
1 hour, 23 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
1h 33m
Frontier
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

22

Distance

364 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
21
Frontier
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Portland from Philadelphia by plane?

The distance from Portland to Philadelphia by plane is 364 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Portland to Philadelphia?

The flight time from Portland to Philadelphia is 1 hour, 33 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 11 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 1 hour, 33 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 38 minutes.

What airlines fly from Portland to Philadelphia?

Frontier and American are the airlines with direct flights from Portland to Philadelphia.

Does Southwest fly from Portland to Philadelphia?

Southwest does not fly from Portland (PWM) 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 Portland 6 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 71 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Philadelphia 8 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 Portland to Philadelphia, Frontier is 67% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 67% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 83% 15% 2%
Frontier 67% 30% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Portland 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)
American 14 71 7 93
Frontier 14 71 12 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
5am 0.43
7am 0.08
6am 0.45
2pm 0
11am 0.15
8am 0.01
12pm 0.37
4pm 0.81
3pm 0.17
1pm 0.61

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Portland 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 82
February 81
March 89
April 85
May 100
June 131
July 140
August 93
September 88
October 92
November 86
December 84

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Portland 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 3.1
Tuesday 3.12
Wednesday 3.1
Thursday 3.31
Friday 3.13
Saturday 3.13
Sunday 3.25

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
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)
5am 22 71 7 103
7am 12 67 8 89
6am 13 69 5 90
2pm 11 84 17 112
11am 14 71 6 92
8am 10 68 9 87
12pm 14 70 7 92
4pm 13 73 7 95
3pm 12 71 8 92
1pm 13 70 6 90
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.