American Airlines · State College, PA to Philadelphia, PA · 114 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-10-31 · 153 mi
AA5978 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for SCE → PHL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
How often is AA5978 on time?
Across 114 flights on SCE → PHL from 2025-07-01 to 2025-10-31, AA5978 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 82% of the time. The median arrival delay was -6 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +54 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 93 | 82% |
| 16-30 min | 2 | 2% |
| 31-60 min | 8 | 7% |
| 61-120 min | 4 | 4% |
| 2+ hrs | 6 | 5% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 30 | 80% | +31 min |
| 2025-08 | 31 | 94% | -6 min |
| 2025-09 | 26 | 92% | +0 min |
| 2025-10 | 26 | 62% | +35 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 17 | 82% |
| Tue | 13 | 85% |
| Wed | 18 | 89% |
| Thu | 18 | 78% |
| Fri | 18 | 89% |
| Sat | 12 | 83% |
| Sun | 17 | 71% |
Other routes
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