AA5896 PHL → ALB

American Airlines · Philadelphia, PA to Albany, NY · 47 flights observed, 2026-02-12 to 2026-04-06 · 212 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Mondays vs. 63% on Thursdays.

AA5896 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for PHL → ALB, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-12 min
90th percentile
+41 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is AA5896 on time?

Across 47 flights on PHL → ALB from 2026-02-12 to 2026-04-06, AA5896 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 83% of the time. The median arrival delay was -12 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +41 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3883%
16-30 min37%
31-60 min12%
61-120 min49%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-021479%-5 min
2026-032681%+6 min
2026-046100%-19 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon7100%
TueNo data—
Wed7100%
Thu863%
Fri888%
Sat863%
Sun888%

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