EDI → PHLEdinburgh to Philadelphia

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Direct flights from Edinburgh (EDI) to Philadelphia (PHL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 17 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,374 km, an estimated 7 hours 23 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Edinburgh and Philadelphia. Updated 20 September 2026 at 21:41 UTC.

EDI Edinburgh heavy · +32
PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
5,374 km · ~7h 23m est.
departs 11:257x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
79 / 100

route health from live EDI and PHL delay boards

Median arrival delay is +17 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+17 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~7h 23mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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American Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA

Flights AA279 11:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-20AA279dep +21 → arr+17
09-19AA279dep +12 → arr−6
09-18AA279departed+23

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
EDIEdinburgh +32 min heavy Full EDI delay board →
PHLPhiladelphia +0 min smooth Full PHL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at EDI and PHL: 43% odds of a 15+ minute delay, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Edinburgh to Philadelphia route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop EDI to PHL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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EDI to PHL questions

Is EDI–PHL running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at EDI is the weaker end, route health score 79/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from EDI to PHL?

Great-circle distance is 5,374 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 409–491 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does EDI–PHL fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at EDI and arrival-side delay at PHL, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.