AA5996 ILM → PHL

American Airlines · Wilmington, NC to Philadelphia, PA · 18 flights observed, 2025-12-18 to 2026-01-05 · 414 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -5 min, while the worst 10% run +73 min or later.

AA5996 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ILM → PHL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
72%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+73 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA5996 on time?

Across 18 flights on ILM → PHL from 2025-12-18 to 2026-01-05, AA5996 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 72% of the time. The median arrival delay was -5 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +73 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1372%
16-30 min16%
31-60 min00%
61-120 min422%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-121369%+14 min
2026-01580%+10 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon367%
Tue250%
Wed1100%
Thu367%
Fri3100%
Sat367%
Sun367%

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