PHL → LAXPhiladelphia to Los Angeles

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Direct flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to Los Angeles (LAX): 61 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 93% of the last 46 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 24 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 49 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 Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Updated 3 November 2026 at 18:59 UTC.

Today, PHL → LAX

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 07:00 AA598American Left 07:10 +10 Landed 09:43 −26
  2. 08:50 AA824American Left 08:42 LAX est. 11:47In the air · sched 12:00
  3. 10:30 AA2408American Left 10:23 LAX est. 13:23In the air · sched 13:35
  4. 13:47 AA713American Left 13:43 ·
  5. 15:55 AA897American On scheduleGate C28 · TC ·
  6. 18:40 AA2010American On scheduleGate B16 · TB ·

Checked PHL board 13:59 · LAX board 10:33

PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
LAX Los Angeles smooth · +0
3,856 km · ~5h 27m est.
dep bank 07:00–19:4561x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 61x weekly · nonstop
93% on time

of the last 46 tracked PHL → LAX flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −24 min. 0 of 49 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−24 minacross the last 46 arrivals
Flight time~5h 27mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures61x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 49

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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 AirlinesAA93% on time

Flights AA1035 07:00 daily · AA598 07:00 Mo Tu Su · AA824 varies daily · AA2408 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03AA2408departed−7
11-03AA598dep +10 → arr−26
11-03AA713departed−4
11-03AA824departed−8
11-02AA2010dep +4 → arr+6
11-02AA2408dep −1 → arr−35
11-02AA598dep −5 → arr−42
11-02AA713dep −6 → arr−21
11-02AA824dep −4 → arr−41
11-02AA897dep −9 → arr−39
11-01AA2010dep +1 → arr−30
11-01AA2408dep −1 → arr−22
11-01AA598dep +17 → arr−21
11-01AA713dep +41 → arr+16
11-01AA824dep +17 → arr−33
11-01AA897dep −1 → arr−30
10-31AA1035dep −10 → arr−21
10-31AA2408dep +3 → arr−29
10-31AA2944dep −5 → arr−21
10-31AA2946dep −1 → arr−20
10-31AA696dep +29 → arr+26
10-31AA738dep +2 → arr−22
10-31AA824dep −7 → arr−29
10-30AA1035dep −5 → arr−11
10-30AA2408dep −11 → arr−29
10-30AA2944dep +117 → arr+111
10-30AA2946dep −3 → arr−27
10-30AA696dep +9 → arr−18
10-30AA738dep −9 → arr−17
10-30AA824dep −50 → arr−20
10-29AA1035dep −4 → arr−12
10-29AA2408dep −8 → arr−25
10-29AA2944dep −2 → arr−1
10-29AA2946dep −2 → arr−34
10-29AA696dep −5 → arr−26
10-29AA738dep −2 → arr−24
10-29AA824dep −8 → arr−35
10-28AA1035dep −11 → arr−35
10-28AA2408dep +13 → arr−15
10-28AA2944dep −9 → arr−29

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
PHLPhiladelphia +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 6 kt Full PHL delay board →
LAXLos Angeles +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 8 kt Full LAX delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at PHL and LAX: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +7 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Philadelphia to Los Angeles route actually runs

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

Is PHL–LAX running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PHL–LAX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 and evening departures around 17:30 from PHL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LAX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PHL to LAX?

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 PHL–LAX fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 61 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.