AA5859 ORF → PHL

American Airlines · Norfolk, VA to Philadelphia, PA · 41 flights observed, 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-30 · 212 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 83% on-time on Fridays vs. 33% on Thursdays.

AA5859 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
63%
Median delay
+1 min
90th percentile
+88 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA5859 on time?

Across 41 flights on ORF → PHL from 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-30, AA5859 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 63% of the time. The median arrival delay was +1 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +88 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2663%
16-30 min37%
31-60 min615%
61-120 min37%
2+ hrs37%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-051173%+7 min
2026-063060%+36 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon667%
Tue667%
Wed560%
Thu633%
Fri683%
Sat667%
Sun667%

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