AA5986 ORF → PHL

American Airlines · Norfolk, VA to Philadelphia, PA · 11 flights observed, 2025-09-03 to 2025-10-01 · 212 mi

This flight has been on time less than half the time (45%) — expect a real chance of a delay.

AA5986 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
45%
Median delay
+18 min
90th percentile
+272 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA5986 on time?

Across 11 flights on ORF → PHL from 2025-09-03 to 2025-10-01, AA5986 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 45% of the time. The median arrival delay was +18 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +272 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time545%
16-30 min327%
31-60 min19%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs218%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-091040%+60 min
2025-101100%-19 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
MonNo data—
Tue450%
Wed560%
Thu10%
Fri10%
SatNo data—
SunNo data—

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