AA5418 PhiladelphiaPHL · 01:59 DetroitDTW · 23:54
AA5418 by American Airlines flies from Philadelphia (PHL) to Detroit (DTW).
scheduled from PHL
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 −22 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at PHL and DTW are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 on this route
ForecastPhiladelphia to Detroit with American Airlines · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 11%1.1× usual
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 4 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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 Philadelphia to Detroit flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA5418 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PHL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How AA5418 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5418 across the PHL and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 12/14 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA5418 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: N533AE, N544EA, N703PS, N521AE.
Board clocks recorded as PHL and DTW published them.
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