AA5209 PHL → ATL

American Airlines · Philadelphia, PA to Atlanta, GA · 54 flights observed, 2026-02-12 to 2026-04-06 · 666 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 88% on-time on Thursdays vs. 50% on Saturdays.

AA5209 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for PHL → ATL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
75%
Median delay
-13 min
90th percentile
+75 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is AA5209 on time?

Across 54 flights on PHL → ATL from 2026-02-12 to 2026-04-06, AA5209 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 75% of the time. The median arrival delay was -13 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +75 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time4075%
16-30 min24%
31-60 min48%
61-120 min611%
2+ hrs12%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-021669%+5 min
2026-033177%+6 min
2026-04683%0 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon771%
Tue786%
Wed786%
Thu888%
Fri875%
Sat850%
Sun875%

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