AA5251 PHL → MCI

American Airlines · Philadelphia, PA to Kansas City, MO · 44 flights observed, 2025-11-02 to 2025-12-16 · 1,038 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 80% on-time on Thursdays vs. 33% on Wednesdays.

AA5251 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for PHL → MCI, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
54%
Median delay
+15 min
90th percentile
+138 min
Cancellation rate
7%

How often is AA5251 on time?

Across 44 flights on PHL → MCI from 2025-11-02 to 2025-12-16, AA5251 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 54% of the time. The median arrival delay was +15 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +138 min or later. 7% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2254%
16-30 min615%
31-60 min717%
61-120 min12%
2+ hrs512%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-112756%+23 min
2025-121450%+39 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon771%
Tue743%
Wed633%
Thu580%
Fri650%
Sat650%
Sun450%

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