AA897 PHL → LAX

American Airlines · Philadelphia, PA to Los Angeles, CA · 45 flights observed, 2025-11-02 to 2025-12-17 · 2,402 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 83% on-time on Saturdays vs. 40% on Thursdays.

AA897 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
64%
Median delay
+12 min
90th percentile
+50 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA897 on time?

Across 45 flights on PHL → LAX from 2025-11-02 to 2025-12-17, AA897 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 64% of the time. The median arrival delay was +12 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +50 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2964%
16-30 min716%
31-60 min613%
61-120 min12%
2+ hrs24%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-112861%+27 min
2025-121771%+14 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon771%
Tue771%
Wed771%
Thu540%
Fri650%
Sat683%
Sun757%

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