PHL → MHTPhiladelphia to Manchester

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Direct flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to Manchester (MHT): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 94% of the last 16 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 27 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 19 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 465 km, an estimated 1 hour 6 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Philadelphia and Manchester. Updated 14 November 2026 at 16:04 UTC.

Today, PHL → MHT

Sat 14 Nov · local times
AA5986AmericanIn the air, 48 min late

Left PHL at 09:38, 48 min after its 08:50 slot.

Landing
10:54MHT board estimate · sched 10:23
Track AA5986 →
  1. 08:50 AA5986American Left 09:38 +48 MHT est. 10:54 +31In the air · sched 10:23
  2. 16:45 AA5810American On scheduleGate F29 · TF ·
  3. 21:20 AA5880American On scheduleGate F39 · TF ·

Checked PHL board 11:04 · MHT board 10:48

PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
MHT Manchester smooth · +0
465 km · ~1h 06m est.
dep bank 08:50–21:2021x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
94% on time

of the last 16 tracked PHL → MHT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −27 min. 0 of 19 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−27 minacross the last 16 arrivals
Flight time~1h 06mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 19

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 AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA5986 08:50 daily · AA5810 16:45 daily · AA5880 21:20 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14AA5986departed+48
11-13AA5986dep −11 → arr−20
11-12AA5986dep −7 → arr−23
11-11AA5810dep −14 → arr−32
11-11AA5880dep −10 → arr−36
11-11AA5986dep −14 → arr−34
11-10AA5810dep −12 → arr−30
11-10AA5880dep +0 → arr−23
11-10AA5986departed−10
11-09AA5810dep −12 → arr−27
11-09AA5880departed−14
11-09AA5986dep −11 → arr−33
11-081I620arrived+86
11-08AA5810dep −11 → arr−22
11-08AA5880dep −12 → arr−27
11-08AA5986dep −11 → arr−27
11-07AA5810dep +3 → arr−14
11-07AA5880dep −12 → arr−27
11-07AA5986dep −13 → arr−22

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 · WNW 11 kt Full PHL delay board →
MHTManchester +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · WNW 8 kt Full MHT delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at PHL and MHT: a 34% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Philadelphia to Manchester route actually runs

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

Is PHL–MHT 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–MHT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:50 and evening departures around 21:20 from PHL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MHT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PHL to MHT?

Great-circle distance is 465 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 63–70 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHL–MHT fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.