AA5397 PHL → BHM

American Airlines · Philadelphia, PA to Birmingham, AL · 147 flights observed, 2025-09-03 to 2026-04-06 · 772 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -12 min, while the worst 10% run +72 min or later.

AA5397 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for PHL → BHM, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
81%
Median delay
-12 min
90th percentile
+72 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is AA5397 on time?

Across 147 flights on PHL → BHM from 2025-09-03 to 2026-04-06, AA5397 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 81% of the time. The median arrival delay was -12 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +72 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time11681%
16-30 min21%
31-60 min75%
61-120 min86%
2+ hrs107%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-092090%-3 min
2025-104100%-32 min
2025-122868%+44 min
2026-012886%+1 min
2026-022685%+9 min
2026-033181%+13 min
2026-04667%+6 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1979%
Tue1788%
Wed2268%
Thu2383%
Fri2387%
Sat1883%
Sun2181%

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