AA5986 PHL → ORF

American Airlines · Philadelphia, PA to Norfolk, VA · 17 flights observed, 2025-09-07 to 2025-10-05 · 212 mi

This flight has a strong track record — on time 94% of the time, with a low cancellation rate.

AA5986 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for PHL → ORF, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
94%
Median delay
-15 min
90th percentile
-4 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA5986 on time?

Across 17 flights on PHL → ORF from 2025-09-07 to 2025-10-05, AA5986 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 94% of the time. The median arrival delay was -15 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived -4 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1694%
16-30 min16%
31-60 min00%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0914100%-14 min
2025-10367%-6 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4100%
TueNo data—
WedNo data—
Thu4100%
Fri475%
SatNo data—
Sun5100%

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