AA5170 DTW → PHL

American Airlines · Detroit, MI to Philadelphia, PA · 75 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 453 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -8 min, while the worst 10% run +56 min or later.

AA5170 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DTW → PHL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
84%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+56 min
Cancellation rate
7%

How often is AA5170 on time?

Across 75 flights on DTW → PHL from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, AA5170 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 84% of the time. The median arrival delay was -8 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +56 min or later. 7% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time5984%
16-30 min23%
31-60 min23%
61-120 min23%
2+ hrs57%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072685%+18 min
2025-08560%+110 min
2026-0510100%-10 min
2026-062983%+1 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1173%
Tue1191%
Wed978%
Thu875%
Fri989%
Sat1182%
Sun11100%

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