AA5171 PHL → MSY

American Airlines · Philadelphia, PA to New Orleans, LA · 16 flights observed, 2025-12-18 to 2026-01-05 · 1,089 mi

This flight has been getting more reliable recently — 2026-01's on-time rate (100%) is well above the 60% average from earlier months.

AA5171 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for PHL → MSY, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
73%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+47 min
Cancellation rate
6%

How often is AA5171 on time?

Across 16 flights on PHL → MSY from 2025-12-18 to 2026-01-05, AA5171 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 73% of the time. The median arrival delay was -9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +47 min or later. 6% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1173%
16-30 min17%
31-60 min213%
61-120 min17%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-121060%+10 min
2026-015100%-20 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3100%
Tue2100%
WedNo data—
Thu250%
Fri250%
Sat367%
Sun367%

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