AA5271 ORF → PHL

American Airlines · Norfolk, VA to Philadelphia, PA · 320 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 212 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 +73 min or later.

AA5271 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORF → PHL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
76%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+73 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is AA5271 on time?

Across 320 flights on ORF → PHL from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, AA5271 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 76% of the time. The median arrival delay was -8 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +73 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time23676%
16-30 min237%
31-60 min186%
61-120 min134%
2+ hrs217%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073161%+23 min
2025-083168%+40 min
2025-093090%-5 min
2025-103177%-1 min
2025-112979%+11 min
2025-123181%+23 min
2026-012886%+11 min
2026-022665%+77 min
2026-032966%+27 min
2026-04683%-6 min
2026-051173%+6 min
2026-062886%+2 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4468%
Tue4576%
Wed4475%
Thu4576%
Fri4587%
Sat4580%
Sun4370%

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