AA5271American Airlines · ORF → PHL
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA5271 NorfolkORF · 07:28 PhiladelphiaPHL · 08:45

AA5271 by American Airlines flies from Norfolk (ORF) to Philadelphia (PHL) for the Wed, Nov 11 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 07:54
07:28

departs ORF · on schedule

⚖ AA5271 typically leaves +12 and lands −15. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−15 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~27 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-10
+6 gate · −16 arrival
11-09
+6 gate · −25 arrival
11-08
+7 gate · −21 arrival
11-07
+40 gate · +11 arrival
11-06
+14 gate · −2 arrival
11-05
+6 gate · −26 arrival
11-04
+13 gate · −23 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 · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORFNorfolkOn-time likelyORF delay board →
PHLPhiladelphiaModerate riskPHL delay board →
ORF→PHLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.5%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ORF and PHL 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 at Norfolk

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 18°C to 23°C
Low11°Clikely 9°C to 14°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Philadelphia

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High15°Clikely 13°C to 18°C
Low11°Clikely 8°C to 13°C
  • 91% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Norfolk to Philadelphia flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5303departs 06:16
AA5799departs 10:23
AA6122departs 10:53
AA6030departs 13:39
AA9952departs 18:01
AA6031departs 19:17

If AA5271 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Norfolk to Philadelphia on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORF 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 AA5271 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5271 across the ORF and PHL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 13/13 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 AA5271 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
11-10ORF 07:28 07:34 (+6)PHL 08:45 08:29 (−16)
11-09ORF 07:28 07:34 (+6)PHL 08:45 08:20 (−25)
11-08ORF 07:28 07:35 (+7)PHL 08:45 08:24 (−21)
11-07ORF 07:19 07:59 (+40)PHL 08:36 08:47 (+11)
11-06ORF 07:28 07:42 (+14)PHL 08:45 08:43 (−2)
11-05ORF 07:28 07:34 (+6)PHL 08:45 08:19 (−26)
11-04ORF 07:28 07:41 (+13)PHL 08:45 08:22 (−23)
11-03ORF 07:28 09:50 (+142)PHL 08:45 08:41 (−4)
11-02ORF 07:28 08:07 (+39)PHL 08:45 08:53 (+8)
11-01ORF 07:28 07:45 (+17)PHL 08:45 08:24 (−21)
10-31ORF 08:00 08:11 (+11)PHL 09:12 08:57 (−15)
10-30ORF 08:00 08:12 (+12)PHL 09:12 09:03 (−9)
10-29ORF 08:00 08:08 (+8)PHL 09:12 08:52 (−20)
10-28ORF 08:00 08:07 (+7)PHL 09:13 08:59 (−14)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N608NN, N548NN, N589NN, N610NN.

Board clocks recorded as ORF and PHL published them.

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