AA2870American Airlines · PHL → SEA
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA2870 PhiladelphiaPHL · 12:20 SeattleSEA · 11:40

AA2870 by American Airlines flies from Philadelphia (PHL) to Seattle (SEA) for the Thu, Sep 10 departure.

Right nowTaxiing out at Philadelphia · left the gate 12:14 · 6 min early
11:40

estimated arrival at SEA · local time

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
PHLPhiladelphiaSEASeattle
Taxiing out at PHL2,372 mi flight ahead
0 ftAltitudeon the ground
8 mphSpeed7 kt
340°Direction

Live position · on the ground at PHL, taxiing for departure.

Typical gate push−4 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−15 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~11 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-10
−6 gate · −14 arrival
09-09
−5 gate · −16 arrival
09-08
−2 gate · −14 arrival
09-07
+0 gate · −15 arrival
09-05
−4 gate · −16 arrival
09-04
−4 gate · −24 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 −15 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PHLPhiladelphiaOn-time likelyPHL delay board →
SEASeattleOn-time likelySEA delay board →
PHL→SEAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+13 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at PHL and SEA 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 Seattle flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA1037departs 21:45
AA1823departs 23:35

If AA2870 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Seattle 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 AA2870 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2870 across the PHL and SEA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 6 confirmed departures · 6/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA2870 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
09-10PHL 12:20 12:14 (−6)SEA 11:40 11:26 (−14)
09-09PHL 12:20 12:15 (−5)SEA 11:40 11:24 (−16)
09-08PHL 12:44 12:42 (−2)SEA 11:50 11:36 (−14)
09-07PHL 12:44 (+0)SEA 11:50 11:35 (−15)
09-05PHL 12:26 12:22 (−4)SEA 11:32 11:16 (−16)
09-04PHL 12:44 12:40 (−4)SEA 11:50 11:26 (−24)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N437AN, N558UW, N149AN, N173US.

Board clocks recorded as PHL and SEA published them.

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