AA538 Los AngelesLAX · 12:24 PhiladelphiaPHL · 00:38
AA538 by American Airlines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Philadelphia (PHL).
scheduled from LAX
⚖ AA538 typically leaves +18 and lands −2. 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 −2 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LAX 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 Los Angeles
ForecastTue 3 Nov, local date
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
ForecastTue 3 Nov, local date
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Los Angeles to Philadelphia flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA538 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Philadelphia on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LAX 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 AA538 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA538 across the LAX and PHL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 6/8 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 AA538 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: N470AN, N462AA, N464AA, N929AA.
Board clocks recorded as LAX and PHL published them.
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