AA5218 BirminghamBHM · 06:00 PhiladelphiaPHL · 09:21
AA5218 by American Airlines flies from Birmingham (BHM) to Philadelphia (PHL) for the Wed, Nov 4 departure.
en route from BHM to PHL
board checked 8m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 06:19.
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −11 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at BHM and PHL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Birmingham
ForecastThu 5 Nov, local date
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
ForecastThu 5 Nov, local date
- 85% 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.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Birmingham to Philadelphia flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA5218 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Birmingham to Philadelphia on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BHM 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 AA5218 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5218 across the BHM and PHL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 10/12 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 AA5218 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N718PS, N522AE, N510AE, N502AE.
Board clocks recorded as BHM and PHL published them.
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