AA5868 PHL → BUF

American Airlines · Philadelphia, PA to Buffalo, NY · 177 flights observed, 2025-10-06 to 2026-04-06 · 279 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -9 min, while the worst 10% run +53 min or later.

AA5868 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for PHL → BUF, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
82%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+53 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is AA5868 on time?

Across 177 flights on PHL → BUF from 2025-10-06 to 2026-04-06, AA5868 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 82% of the time. The median arrival delay was -9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +53 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time14182%
16-30 min85%
31-60 min74%
61-120 min63%
2+ hrs116%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-102492%+3 min
2025-112688%+13 min
2025-123070%+29 min
2026-013083%+0 min
2026-022677%+17 min
2026-033181%-1 min
2026-04683%-12 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2580%
Tue2471%
Wed2592%
Thu2681%
Fri2596%
Sat2378%
Sun2572%

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