AA738American Airlines · PHL → LAX
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA738 PhiladelphiaPHL · 19:45 Los AngelesLAX · 22:54

AA738 by American Airlines flies from Philadelphia (PHL) to Los Angeles (LAX).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
19:45

scheduled from PHL

⚖ AA738 typically leaves −2 and lands −24. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−24 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~22 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
11-05
−2 gate · −24 arrival
10-31
+2 gate · −22 arrival
10-30
−9 gate · −17 arrival
10-29
−2 gate · −24 arrival
10-28
−5 gate · −43 arrival
10-27
−6 gate · −40 arrival
10-26
+15 gate · −22 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 −24 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PHLPhiladelphiaOn-time likelyPHL delay board →
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
PHL→LAXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
44%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+15 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by PHL (Philadelphia), 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

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 22°C
Low15°Clikely 12°C to 17°C
  • 85% 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.

Tomorrow at Los Angeles

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High27°Clikely 25°C to 29°C
Low16°Clikely 15°C to 17°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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Philadelphia to Los Angeles flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA1035departs 07:00
AA598departs 07:00
AA824departs 08:55
AA2408departs 10:30
AA2944departs 13:00
AA713departs 13:45

If AA738 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Los Angeles 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 AA738 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA738 across the PHL and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~20 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 8/9 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 AA738 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
11-05PHL 19:45 19:43 (−2)LAX 22:54 22:30 (−24)
10-31PHL 19:45 19:47 (+2)LAX 22:54 22:32 (−22)
10-30PHL 19:45 19:36 (−9)LAX 22:54 22:37 (−17)
10-29PHL 19:45 19:43 (−2)LAX 22:54 22:30 (−24)
10-28PHL 19:45 19:40 (−5)LAX 22:54 22:11 (−43)
10-27PHL 23:45 23:39 (−6)LAX 22:54 22:14 (−40)
10-26PHL 23:45 00:00 (+15)LAX 22:54 22:32 (−22)
10-25PHL 23:45 23:51 (+6)LAX 22:54 22:15 (−39)
10-24PHL LAX 22:54 22:33 (−21)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N439AN, N527AM, N457AM, N903AA.

Board clocks recorded as PHL and LAX published them.

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