RIC → PHL American Airlines

American Airlines · Richmond, VA to Philadelphia, PA · 1,857 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 51 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -11 min, while the worst 10% run +56 min or later.
On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-11 min
90th percentile
+56 min
Cancellation rate
2%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on RIC → PHL (1,857 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 79% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -11 min; the worst 10% ran +56 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,45179%
16-30 min1096%
31-60 min925%
61-120 min895%
2+ hrs865%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0714765%+45 min
2025-0817682%+3 min
2025-0915889%-2 min
2025-1017573%+10 min
2025-1114285%+6 min
2025-1213570%+24 min
2026-0113677%+14 min
2026-0213078%+10 min
2026-0315275%+20 min
2026-0417087%-7 min
2026-0516787%-5 min
2026-0613983%+8 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon26780%
Tue25480%
Wed26779%
Thu26679%
Fri26978%
Sat24180%
Sun26379%

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