AA738 PHL → LAX

American Airlines · Philadelphia, PA to Los Angeles, CA · 38 flights observed, 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-30 · 2,402 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 80% on-time on Tuesdays vs. 40% on Saturdays.

AA738 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for PHL → LAX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
65%
Median delay
-1 min
90th percentile
+87 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is AA738 on time?

Across 38 flights on PHL → LAX from 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-30, AA738 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 65% of the time. The median arrival delay was -1 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +87 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2465%
16-30 min13%
31-60 min616%
61-120 min38%
2+ hrs38%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-051070%+11 min
2026-062763%+33 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon667%
Tue580%
Wed475%
Thu650%
Fri667%
Sat540%
Sun580%

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