LAX → PHLLos Angeles to Philadelphia

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Philadelphia (PHL): 78 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 79% of the last 38 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 43 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,856 km, an estimated 5 hours 27 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Updated 6 November 2026 at 05:01 UTC.

Today, LAX → PHL

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 06:30 AA2235American Left 06:38 +8 Landed 14:30 −8
  2. 09:38 AA1612American Left 10:13 +35 Landed 18:10 +21
  3. 12:07 AA3013American Left 15:43 +216 Landed 23:43 +209
  4. 15:45 AA3011American Left 15:53 +8 Landed 23:45 −5
  5. 22:59 AA2353American On schedule ·

Checked LAX board 19:15 · PHL board 00:01

LAX Los Angeles smooth · +8
PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
3,856 km · ~5h 27m est.
dep bank 06:20–23:5978x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 78x weekly · nonstop
79% on time

of the last 38 tracked LAX → PHL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 0 of 43 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 38 arrivals
Flight time~5h 27mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures78x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 43

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
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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 AirlinesAA79% on time

Flights AA2222 06:20 daily · AA2235 06:30 Mo Tu We Th Su · AA2066 08:05 daily · AA1612 09:38 Mo Tu We Th Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05AA1612dep +35 → arr+21
11-05AA2235dep +8 → arr−8
11-05AA3011dep +8 → arr−5
11-05AA3013dep +216 → arr+209
11-04AA1612dep +22 → arr+7
11-04AA2235dep +13 → arr−19
11-04AA2353dep +6 → arr−33
11-04AA3011dep +13 → arr−11
11-04AA3013dep +15 → arr+36
11-04AA3110dep +14 → arr−13
11-03AA1612dep +14 → arr−9
11-03AA2235dep +4 → arr−32
11-03AA2353dep +13 → arr−17
11-03AA3011dep +47 → arr+14
11-03AA3013dep +93 → arr+62
11-03AA3110dep +5 → arr−29
11-03LXJ339departed+60
11-02AA1612dep +14 → arr+10
11-02AA2235dep +6 → arr−11
11-02AA2353dep +21 → arr−5
11-02AA3011departed+45
11-02AA3013dep +71 → arr+59
11-02AA3110dep +13 → arr−12
11-01AA1612dep +71 → arr+37
11-01AA2235dep +16 → arr−16
11-01AA2353dep +11 → arr−15
11-01AA3011departed+44
11-01AA3013dep +148 → arr+116
11-01AA3110dep +86 → arr+58
10-31AA1407dep +3 → arr−18
10-31AA2010departed+34
10-31AA2066dep +13 → arr−19
10-31AA2222dep +9 → arr−27
10-31AA3276departed+19
10-31AA513dep +8 → arr−37
10-31AA538dep +35 → arr+1
10-30AA1407dep +8 → arr−18
10-30AA2010dep +20 → arr−9
10-30AA2066dep +6 → arr−33
10-30AA2222dep +8 → arr−31

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
LAXLos Angeles +8 min smooth 🌤 clear · 4 kt Full LAX delay board →
PHLPhiladelphia +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SSW 5 kt Full PHL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at LAX: a 38% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Los Angeles to Philadelphia route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LAX 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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LAX to PHL questions

Is LAX–PHL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at LAX is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LAX–PHL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:20 and evening departures around 22:59 from LAX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PHL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from LAX to PHL?

Great-circle distance is 3,856 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 302–361 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LAX–PHL fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 78 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.