AA5240American Airlines · PHL → IND
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AA5240 PhiladelphiaPHL · 10:30 IndianapolisIND · 12:53

AA5240 by American Airlines flies from Philadelphia (PHL) to Indianapolis (IND).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
21:35

scheduled from PHL

⚖ AA5240 typically leaves −5 and lands −31. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−31 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~26 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-06
−5 gate · −31 arrival
10-31
−6 gate · −38 arrival
10-30
−5 gate · −31 arrival
10-29
−9 gate · −21 arrival
10-28
+0 gate · −5 arrival
10-26
+47 gate
10-25
−8 gate · +18 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival −31 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PHLPhiladelphiaHigh riskPHL delay board →
INDIndianapolisHigh riskIND delay board →
PHL→INDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Early read, sample still building
31%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.1%Chance of cancellation
+12 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by PHL (Philadelphia), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route has few tracked flights so far, so treat this as an early read.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Philadelphia

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High15°Clikely 13°C to 17°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 13°C

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 Indianapolis

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 8°C to 12°C
Low2°Clikely 0°C to 5°C

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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Philadelphia to Indianapolis flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5666departs 08:21
AA4796departs 08:27
AA1858departs 10:30
AA4518departs 14:02
AA5328departs 14:17
AA5592departs 14:31

If AA5240 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Indianapolis on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PHL 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 AA5240 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5240 across the PHL and IND boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~31 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 7/8 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 AA5240 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-06PHL 10:30 10:25 (−5)IND 12:53 12:22 (−31)
10-31PHL 10:30 10:24 (−6)IND 12:53 12:15 (−38)
10-30PHL 10:30 10:25 (−5)IND 12:53 12:22 (−31)
10-29PHL 10:30 10:21 (−9)IND 12:45 12:24 (−21)
10-28PHL 14:30 (+0)IND 12:53 12:48 (−5)
10-26PHL 14:30 15:17 (+47)IND
10-25PHL 14:30 14:22 (−8)IND 12:53 13:11 (+18)
10-24PHL 14:30 15:37 (+67)IND 12:53 12:13 (−40)
10-23PHL 14:30 14:24 (−6)IND 12:53 12:21 (−32)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N547NN, N518AE, N710PS, N645NN.

Board clocks recorded as PHL and IND published them.

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