RDU → PHL American Airlines

American Airlines · Raleigh/Durham, NC to Philadelphia, PA · 2,082 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 85 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -6 min, while the worst 10% run +63 min or later.
On-time arrival
75%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+63 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How on-time is American Airlines from RDU to PHL?

Across every American Airlines flight number on RDU → PHL (2,082 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 75% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -6 min; the worst 10% ran +63 min or later. 3% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,50675%
16-30 min1487%
31-60 min1538%
61-120 min1126%
2+ hrs1025%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0719462%+31 min
2025-0819366%+26 min
2025-0918380%+15 min
2025-1019774%+16 min
2025-1114371%+22 min
2025-1213860%+30 min
2026-0113875%+15 min
2026-0212882%+5 min
2026-0315175%+11 min
2026-0418787%+0 min
2026-0518783%+0 min
2026-0618277%+14 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon30172%
Tue28882%
Wed28973%
Thu30269%
Fri30473%
Sat23778%
Sun30076%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…