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AA 2498 · American Airlines

Philadelphia → Charlotte (PHL–CLT)80% of its flights flew this route. The rest (CLT–PHL, MIA–MSY) are included in these numbers.

85
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 334 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AA 2498 arrived on time 96% of the time on Tuesdays and just 78% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the PHL–CLT route.

AA 2498 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 80% across the PHL–CLT route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 2498 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(46 flights)
  • Tue96%(47 flights)
  • Wed87%(45 flights)
  • Thu90%(50 flights)
  • Fri82%(50 flights)
  • Sat85%(39 flights)
  • Sun78%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(263 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(25 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(38 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 77% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%30
July 202583%29
August 202587%31
September 202590%30
October 202593%28
November 202586%28
December 202577%30
January 202680%15
February 202696%22
March 202690%30
April 202678%27
May 202693%27
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0.9%
Flights flown
327
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 334 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.