MHT → PHLManchester to Philadelphia

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Direct flights from Manchester (MHT) to Philadelphia (PHL): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 95% of the last 19 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 18 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 19 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 465 km, an estimated 1 hour 6 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Manchester and Philadelphia. Updated 14 November 2026 at 16:04 UTC.

Today, MHT → PHL

Sat 14 Nov · local times
  1. 06:00 AA5883American Sched 06:00Departure not confirmed by the board PHL 07:43scheduled
  2. 11:10 AA5986American On schedule PHL est. 12:40sched 12:49

Checked MHT board 10:48 · PHL board 11:04

MHT Manchester smooth · +11
PHL Philadelphia smooth · +3
465 km · ~1h 06m est.
dep bank 06:00–18:3921x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
95% on time

of the last 19 tracked MHT → PHL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −18 min. 0 of 19 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−18 minacross the last 19 arrivals
Flight time~1h 06mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 19

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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American Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA95% on time

Flights AA5883 06:00 daily · AA5986 11:10 daily · AA5810 18:39 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-13AA5883dep +10 → arr−18
11-13AA5986dep +6 → arr−19
11-12AA5883dep +5 → arr−13
11-12AA5986dep +6 → arr−9
11-11AA5810dep +1 → arr−21
11-11AA5883dep +5 → arr−18
11-11AA5986dep −1 → arr−32
11-10AA5810dep +3 → arr−20
11-10AA5883dep +4 → arr−25
11-10AA5986arrived−2
11-09AA5810dep +11 → arr−15
11-09AA5883dep +10 → arr−4
11-09AA5986dep +6 → arr−21
11-08AA5810dep +5 → arr−23
11-08AA5883dep +3 → arr−31
11-08AA5986dep +10 → arr−15
11-07AA5810dep +6 → arr−15
11-07AA5883dep +16 → arr−15
11-07AA5986dep +81 → arr+58

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
MHTManchester +11 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · WNW 8 kt Full MHT delay board →
PHLPhiladelphia +3 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · WNW 11 kt Full PHL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MHT and PHL: a 34% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Manchester to Philadelphia route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MHT to PHL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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MHT to PHL questions

Is MHT–PHL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MHT is the weaker end, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MHT–PHL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 18:39 from MHT. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PHL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MHT to PHL?

Great-circle distance is 465 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 63–70 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MHT–PHL fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.