PHL → STLPhiladelphia to St Louis

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Direct flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to St Louis (STL): 43 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 94% of the last 31 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 20 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 33 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,306 km, an estimated 2 hours 10 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Philadelphia and St Louis. Updated 3 November 2026 at 23:53 UTC.

Today, PHL → STL

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 06:00 WN3375Southwest Left 06:00 Landed 07:09 −36
  2. 10:55 AA4796American Left 10:48 Landed 12:04 −39
  3. 14:45 WN1424Southwest Left 14:50 +5 STL est. 16:14In the air · sched 16:20
  4. 18:40 AA4651American Left 18:29 ·

Checked PHL board 18:53 · STL board 15:18

PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
STL St Louis smooth · +0
1,306 km · ~2h 10m est.
dep bank 06:00–20:3643x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 43x weekly · nonstop
94% on time

of the last 31 tracked PHL → STL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −20 min. 0 of 33 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−20 minacross the last 31 arrivals
Flight time~2h 10mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures43x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 33

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesSouthwest 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 AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA1739 08:56 daily · AA4796 10:55 Mo Tu Su · AA3049 15:22 daily · AA4651 18:40 Mo Tu Su

Southwest AirlinesWN86% on time

Flights WN3375 06:00 Mo Tu Su · WN3341 06:25 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN3364 19:25 Mo Su · WN3342 19:40 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03AA4651departed−11
11-03AA4796dep −7 → arr−39
11-03WN1424departed+5
11-03WN3375dep +0 → arr−36
11-02AA4651dep −6 → arr−20
11-02AA4796dep +0 → arr−34
11-02WN3364dep +24 → arr−6
11-02WN3375dep +16 → arr−20
11-01AA4651dep −6 → arr−35
11-01AA4796dep +8 → arr−23
11-01WN3364dep +33 → arr+18
11-01WN3375dep +17 → arr−13
10-31AA1739dep −10 → arr−32
10-31AA4466dep −8 → arr−31
10-31WN2237dep −4 → arr−10
10-30AA1739dep −10 → arr−30
10-30AA3049dep −4 → arr−19
10-30AA5347dep −8 → arr−31
10-30WN3341dep −2 → arr−12
10-30WN3342dep −6 → arr−4
10-29AA1739dep −10 → arr−31
10-29AA3049dep −2 → arr−13
10-29AA5347dep −6 → arr−19
10-29WN3341dep +0 → arr−18
10-29WN3342dep +33 → arr+28
10-28AA3049dep −3 → arr−22
10-28AA798dep −11 → arr−44
10-28WN3108dep +27 → arr+8
10-28WN3341dep +2 → arr−8
10-27AA3049dep −11 → arr−8
10-27AA798dep −14 → arr−42
10-27WN3108dep +85 → arr−20
10-27WN3341dep +11 → arr−21

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
PHLPhiladelphia +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · S 4 kt Full PHL delay board →
STLSt Louis +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SSE 13 kt Full STL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at PHL and STL: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Philadelphia to St Louis route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PHL to STL 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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PHL to STL questions

Is PHL–STL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PHL–STL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 18:40 from PHL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the STL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PHL to STL?

Great-circle distance is 1,306 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 122–142 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHL–STL fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 43 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.