AA1478American Airlines · PHL → FLL
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AA1478 PhiladelphiaPHL · 10:50 Fort LauderdaleFLL · 13:49

AA1478 by American Airlines flies from Philadelphia (PHL) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
12:20

scheduled from PHL

⚖ AA1478 typically leaves −1 and lands −25. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−25 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~24 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 11tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
+6 gate · −15 arrival
10-31
+29 gate · −2 arrival
10-30
−9 gate · −38 arrival
10-29
−9 gate · −27 arrival
10-28
+6 gate · −15 arrival
10-27
+14 gate · −24 arrival
10-26
−1 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −25 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PHLPhiladelphiaHigh riskPHL delay board →
FLLFort LauderdaleOn-time likelyFLL delay board →
PHL→FLLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.6%Chance of cancellation
+24 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by FLL (Fort Lauderdale), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Philadelphia

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 24°C
Low17°Clikely 14°C to 19°C
  • 82% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Fort Lauderdale

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High30°Clikely 29°C to 30°C
Low24°Clikely 22°C to 25°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2134departs 07:04
AA1333departs 07:20
AA615departs 11:15
AA2033departs 12:39
AA2524departs 12:56
AA771departs 14:08

If AA1478 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PHL local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How AA1478 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1478 across the PHL and FLL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~23 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 10/10 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA1478 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-04PHL 10:50 10:56 (+6)FLL 13:49 13:34 (−15)
10-31PHL 11:53 12:22 (+29)FLL 14:52 14:50 (−2)
10-30PHL 10:50 10:41 (−9)FLL 13:49 13:11 (−38)
10-29PHL 10:50 10:41 (−9)FLL 13:49 13:22 (−27)
10-28PHL 14:50 14:56 (+6)FLL 13:49 13:34 (−15)
10-27PHL 10:50 11:04 (+14)FLL 13:49 13:25 (−24)
10-26PHL 14:50 14:49 (−1)FLL
10-25PHL 14:50 14:40 (−10)FLL 13:49 13:16 (−33)
10-24PHL 15:00 14:52 (−8)FLL 13:49 13:08 (−41)
10-23PHL 14:50 14:49 (−1)FLL 13:59 13:37 (−22)
10-22PHL 14:50FLL 13:49 13:12 (−37)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N992AN, N863NN, N866NN, N919NN.

Board clocks recorded as PHL and FLL published them.

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