AA1956American Airlines · PHL → LAX
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AA1956 PhiladelphiaPHL · 23:45 Los AngelesLAX · 22:45

AA1956 by American Airlines flies from Philadelphia (PHL) to Los Angeles (LAX).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
09:21

scheduled from PHL

Typical gate push−3 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−31 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~28 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-09
−3 gate · −31 arrival
09-08
−3 gate · −31 arrival
09-07
+41 gate · +2 arrival
09-06
−6 gate · −49 arrival
09-05
−9 gate · −31 arrival
09-04
−3 gate · +1 arrival
09-03
+18 gate · −4 arrival

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 −31 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PHLPhiladelphiaOn-time likelyPHL delay board →
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
PHL→LAXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+13 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at PHL and LAX are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 →

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 Los Angeles flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA1035departs 07:17
AA824departs 09:47
AA2408departs 11:14
AA2944departs 14:08
AA1451departs 15:37
AA1528departs 17:39

If AA1956 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Los Angeles on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PHL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA1956 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1956 across the PHL and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~29 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 7/7 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 AA1956 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
09-09PHL 23:45 23:42 (−3)LAX 22:45 22:14 (−31)
09-08PHL 23:45 23:42 (−3)LAX 22:45 22:14 (−31)
09-07PHL 23:45 00:26 (+41)LAX 22:45 22:47 (+2)
09-06PHL 23:45 23:39 (−6)LAX 22:45 21:56 (−49)
09-05PHL 23:45 23:36 (−9)LAX 22:45 22:14 (−31)
09-04PHL 23:45 23:42 (−3)LAX 22:45 22:46 (+1)
09-03PHL 23:45 00:03 (+18)LAX 22:45 22:41 (−4)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N401AN, N434AN, N468AN, N454AL.

Board clocks recorded as PHL and LAX published them.

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