AA872 Salt Lake CitySLC · 07:30 PhiladelphiaPHL · 17:50
AA872 by American Airlines flies from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Philadelphia (PHL) for the Wed, Sep 16 departure.
arrived at PHL · 23 min early
⚖ AA872 typically leaves +8 and lands −23. 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 −23 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at SLC and PHL 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How AA872 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA872 across the SLC and PHL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~23 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 AA872 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: N887NN, N877NN, N804NN, N916NN.
Board clocks recorded as SLC and PHL published them.
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Pro Flight Search — AA872 Salt Lake City to Philadelphia on-time performance, measured from the SLC and PHL airport boards.
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