AA740American Airlines · PHL → MAD
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AA740 PhiladelphiaPHL · 20:20 MadridMAD · 05:35

AA740 by American Airlines flies from Philadelphia (PHL) to Madrid (MAD) for the Thu, Sep 17 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate A23
20:20

departs PHL · on schedule

Typical gate push+35 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−9 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~44 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-16
+6 gate · −9 arrival
09-15
+53 gate · +42 arrival
09-14
+35 gate · +11 arrival
09-13
−1 gate · −11 arrival
09-12
−15 arrival
09-11
−21 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 −9 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PHLPhiladelphiaModerate riskPHL delay board →
MADMadridOn-time likelyMAD delay board →
PHL→MADevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.5%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at PHL and MAD are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 →

When it flies

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

How AA740 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA740 across the PHL and MAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 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 AA740 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
09-16PHL 20:20 20:26 (+6)MAD 05:35 05:26 (−9)
09-15PHL 20:20 21:13 (+53)MAD 05:35 06:17 (+42)
09-14PHL 20:20 20:55 (+35)MAD 05:35 05:46 (+11)
09-13PHL 20:20 20:19 (−1)MAD 05:35 05:24 (−11)
09-12PHL 20:20MAD 05:35 05:20 (−15)
09-11PHL MAD 05:35 05:14 (−21)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N813AN, N802AN, N809AA, N883BM.

Board clocks recorded as PHL and MAD published them.

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