AA5868 PhiladelphiaPHL · 12:38 BuffaloBUF · 10:18
AA5868 by American Airlines flies from Philadelphia (PHL) to Buffalo (BUF) for the Sun, Oct 25 departure.
arrived at BUF · 36 min early
⚖ AA5868 typically leaves −5 and lands −13. The air wins minutes back.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 −13 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at PHL and BUF 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 →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Philadelphia to Buffalo flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA5868 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Buffalo 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 AA5868 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5868 across the PHL and BUF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 8/11 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA5868 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: N923AE, N641AE, N683AE, N682AE.
Board clocks recorded as PHL and BUF published them.
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