AA2985American Airlines · PHL → ATL
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AA2985 PhiladelphiaPHL · 15:05 AtlantaATL · 13:22

AA2985 by American Airlines flies from Philadelphia (PHL) to Atlanta (ATL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
08:00

scheduled from PHL

Typical gate push−2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−6 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~4 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
08-21
−4 gate · +4 arrival
08-19
−5 gate
08-18
−6 gate · −28 arrival
08-17
−1 gate · −19 arrival
08-14
−2 gate · −6 arrival
08-12
+1 gate
08-11
−4 gate · −27 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 −6 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PHLPhiladelphiaOn-time likelyPHL delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
PHL→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.5%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at PHL and ATL 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 Atlanta flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA443departs 01:58
AA4758departs 07:00
AA1659departs 09:47
AA5034departs 11:21
AA2983departs 15:21

If AA2985 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Atlanta 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 AA2985 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2985 across the PHL and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA2985 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
08-21PHL 15:05 15:01 (−4)ATL 13:22 13:26 (+4)
08-19PHL 15:05 15:00 (−5)ATL
08-18PHL 15:05 14:59 (−6)ATL 13:22 12:54 (−28)
08-17PHL 15:05 15:04 (−1)ATL 13:22 13:03 (−19)
08-14PHL 15:05 15:03 (−2)ATL 13:22 13:16 (−6)
08-12PHL 15:05 15:06 (+1)ATL
08-11PHL 15:05 15:01 (−4)ATL 13:22 12:55 (−27)
08-10PHL 15:05 15:31 (+26)ATL 13:22 13:53 (+31)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N12028, N8027D, N703UW, N9008U.

Board clocks recorded as PHL and ATL published them.

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