AA2781 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 06:00 PhiladelphiaPHL · 11:35
AA2781 by American Airlines flies from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Philadelphia (PHL) for the Mon, Oct 26 departure.
arrived at PHL · 27 min early
⚖ AA2781 typically leaves +12 and lands −19. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −19 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at RDU and PHL 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Raleigh/Durham to Philadelphia flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA2781 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Raleigh/Durham to Philadelphia on the same day, with scheduled departure times in RDU local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How AA2781 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2781 across the RDU and PHL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 14/14 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 AA2781 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N746UW, N756US, N722US, N838AW.
Board clocks recorded as RDU and PHL published them.
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