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Flight Reliability

AA 824 · American Airlines

Philadelphia → Los Angeles (PHL–LAX)

92
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min early
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 352 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Skip Monday if you can.

AA 824 arrived on time 94% of the time on Thursdays. On Mondays: 84%.

Better than the PHL–LAX route average.

AA 824 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 79% across the PHL–LAX route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 824 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Trending in the right direction.

AA 824 arrived on time 92% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 81% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(50 flights)
  • Tue87%(52 flights)
  • Wed90%(52 flights)
  • Thu94%(52 flights)
  • Fri88%(51 flights)
  • Sat87%(39 flights)
  • Sun89%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(267 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(81 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 85% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%26
July 202596%27
August 202583%30
September 202597%30
October 202593%28
November 202590%29
December 202571%31
January 202683%29
February 202689%26
March 202694%31
April 202690%30
May 202694%31
Departures on time
93%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
348
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 352 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.