AA5982 SYR → PHL

American Airlines · Syracuse, NY to Philadelphia, PA · 40 flights observed, 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-30 · 228 mi

This flight has been getting more reliable recently — 2026-06's on-time rate (83%) is well above the 45% average from earlier months.

AA5982 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for SYR → PHL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
73%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+29 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA5982 on time?

Across 40 flights on SYR → PHL from 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-30, AA5982 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 73% of the time. The median arrival delay was -5 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +29 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2973%
16-30 min718%
31-60 min13%
61-120 min13%
2+ hrs25%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-051145%+10 min
2026-062983%+54 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon683%
Tue683%
Wed580%
Thu667%
Fri667%
Sat560%
Sun667%

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