AA5138 PhiladelphiaPHL · 15:52 RichmondRIC · 16:29
AA5138 by American Airlines flies from Philadelphia (PHL) to Richmond (RIC) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.
arrival expected at RIC · on schedule
board checked 12m ago · checking again in 45s
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 −20 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at PHL and RIC are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 on this route
ForecastPhiladelphia to Richmond with American Airlines · Sun 1 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 7.5%0.7× usual
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 6 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Philadelphia to Richmond flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA5138 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Richmond 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 AA5138 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5138 across the PHL and RIC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 4/6 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA5138 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: N596NN, N564NN, N602NN, N703PS.
Board clocks recorded as PHL and RIC published them.
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