AA896American Airlines · RDU → PHL
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AA896 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 07:06 PhiladelphiaPHL · 08:40

AA896 by American Airlines flies from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Philadelphia (PHL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
09:51

scheduled from RDU

⚖ AA896 typically leaves +13 and lands −17. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−17 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~30 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-05
+18 gate · −15 arrival
10-30
+7 gate · −24 arrival
10-29
+18 gate · −15 arrival
10-28
+23 gate · −11 arrival
10-27
+6 gate · −31 arrival
10-26
+14 gate · −16 arrival
10-25
+13 gate · −2 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 −17 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
RDURaleigh/DurhamModerate riskRDU delay board →
PHLPhiladelphiaHigh riskPHL delay board →
RDU→PHLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.1%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 Raleigh/Durham

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 23°C
Low14°Clikely 10°C to 17°C
  • 33% chance of thunder
  • 41% chance of fog
  • 97% 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 Philadelphia

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 22°C
Low16°Clikely 13°C to 18°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 Raleigh/Durham to Philadelphia flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2781departs 06:00
AA2998departs 06:00
AA5613departs 07:06
AA1759departs 10:38
AA5019departs 11:02
AA3152departs 13:01

If AA896 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Raleigh/Durham to Philadelphia on the same day, with scheduled departure times in RDU 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 AA896 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA896 across the RDU and PHL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 10/10 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 AA896 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
11-05RDU 07:06 07:24 (+18)PHL 08:40 08:25 (−15)
10-30RDU 07:06 07:13 (+7)PHL 08:40 08:16 (−24)
10-29RDU 07:06 07:24 (+18)PHL 08:40 08:25 (−15)
10-28RDU 07:06 07:29 (+23)PHL 12:40 12:29 (−11)
10-27RDU 07:06 07:12 (+6)PHL 12:40 12:09 (−31)
10-26RDU 07:06 07:20 (+14)PHL 12:40 12:24 (−16)
10-25RDU 07:06 07:19 (+13)PHL 12:40 12:38 (−2)
10-24RDU 07:06 07:17 (+11)PHL 12:40 12:17 (−23)
10-23RDU 07:06 07:19 (+13)PHL 12:40 12:21 (−19)
10-22RDU 07:06 07:14 (+8)PHL 12:40 12:16 (−24)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N899NN, N931AN, N982AN, N849NN.

Board clocks recorded as RDU and PHL published them.

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