Allentown/Bethlehem (ABE) to Philadelphia (PHL)
Flight time
≈ 0h 55m
Bearing
169° S
Allentown/Bethlehem (ABE) to Philadelphia (PHL) is 55 miles (88 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ABE–PHL
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn March 2026, Piedmont Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ABE–PHL; the Embraer ERJ-145 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
1
March 2026
Seats
50
both directions
Passengers
43
both directions
Load factor
86.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ABE–PHL?
Piedmont Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ABE–PHL in March 2026 (1 departures).
- PT
Piedmont Airlines
1 departures · 50 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.0%
Load
What plane flies ABE–PHL?
In March 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew 100% of ABE–PHL departures.
- Embraer ERJ-145
1 departures · 86.0% load
100.0%
How has ABE–PHL traffic changed?
Nonstop ABE–PHL departures fell from 4 in May 2025 to 1 in March 2026.
Monthly nonstop ABE–PHL traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
4 departures · 199 passengers
82.6%
Load
June 2025
8 departures · 368 passengers
81.4%
Load
July 2025
3 departures · 121 passengers
68.8%
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
5 departures · 194 passengers
44.3%
Load
November 2025
1 departures · 50 passengers
100.0%
Load
December 2025
1 departures · 47 passengers
94.0%
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
1 departures · 43 passengers
86.0%
Load
Nonstop ABE–PHL traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Allentown/Bethlehem
US
Lehigh Valley International Airport
Coordinates
40.65°N, 75.44°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Allentown/Bethlehem (ABE) from Philadelphia (PHL)?
ABE to PHL is 55 miles (88 km / 48 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ABE to PHL?
A nonstop covers the 55-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 55m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ABE–PHL?
In March 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ABE–PHL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 55-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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