AA1981 PHX → PHL

American Airlines · Phoenix, AZ to Philadelphia, PA · 87 flights observed, 2025-11-02 to 2026-03-07 · 2,076 mi

AA1981 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for PHX → PHL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+28 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is AA1981 on time?

Across 87 flights on PHX → PHL from 2025-11-02 to 2026-03-07, AA1981 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 83% of the time. The median arrival delay was -8 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +28 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time7183%
16-30 min78%
31-60 min22%
61-120 min45%
2+ hrs22%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-112886%-2 min
2025-123090%-6 min
2026-01560%+15 min
2026-021669%+35 min
2026-03786%0 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1369%
Tue1275%
Wed1292%
Thu1275%
Fri1283%
Sat13100%
Sun1283%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…