AA5973American Airlines · PHL → CLE

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AA5973 PhiladelphiaPHL · 13:35 ClevelandCLE · 15:19

AA5973 by American Airlines flies from Philadelphia (PHL) to Cleveland (CLE) for the Sat, Nov 14 departure.

Right nowEn route to Cleveland · off blocks 13:29 · 6 min early

15:10

estimated arrival at CLE · local time · ~3 min from now

En routeAA5973 · position estimated

PHLPhiladelphiaCLECleveland

Estimated from the boardsarr 15:10

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 13:29.

⚖ AA5973 typically leaves −10 and lands −25. The air wins minutes back.

Typical gate push−10 minmedian posted departure

Typical arrival−25 minmedian over 9 operations

Wins back in air~15 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

11-14

−6 gate · −9 arrival

11-13

−11 gate · −32 arrival

11-12

−14 gate · +43 arrival

11-11

−5 gate · −27 arrival

11-10

−12 gate · −25 arrival

11-09

−11 gate · −24 arrival

11-08

−10 gate · −33 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 −25 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards

PHLPhiladelphiaModerate riskPHL delay board →

CLEClevelandHigh riskCLE delay board →

PHL→CLEevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample

41%Chance of 15+ min delay

0.2%Chance of cancellation

+15 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by CLE (Cleveland), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Philadelphia

Forecast

Sun 15 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 10°C to 12°C

Low5°Clikely 3°C to 6°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 Cleveland

Forecast

Sun 15 Nov, local date

High8°Clikely 7°C to 9°C

Low4°Clikely 2°C to 6°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.

When it flies

scheduled departures

061422

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

Other Philadelphia to Cleveland flights today

same route · American Airlines

AA5902departs 08:51

AA5352departs 16:41

AA9976departs 17:51

AA5154departs 21:16

If AA5973 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Cleveland 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 AA5973 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5973 across the PHL and CLE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 6/7 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA5973 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

11-14PHL 13:35 13:29 (−6)CLE 15:19 15:10 (−9)

11-13PHL 13:35 13:24 (−11)CLE 15:19 14:47 (−32)

11-12PHL 13:35 13:21 (−14)CLE 15:19 16:02 (+43)

11-11PHL 13:35 13:30 (−5)CLE 15:19 14:52 (−27)

11-10PHL 13:35 13:23 (−12)CLE 15:19 14:54 (−25)

11-09PHL 13:35 13:24 (−11)CLE 15:19 14:55 (−24)

11-08PHL 13:35 13:25 (−10)CLE 15:19 14:46 (−33)

11-07PHL 13:35 13:28 (−7)CLE 15:19 14:50 (−29)

11-06PHL 13:35CLE 15:19 18:47 (+208)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N646AE, N907AE, N644AE, N661JA.

Board clocks recorded as PHL and CLE published them.

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