PHL → BUFPhiladelphia to Buffalo

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Direct flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to Buffalo (BUF): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 76% of the last 17 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 17 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 448 km, an estimated 1 hour 4 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Philadelphia and Buffalo. Updated 17 October 2026 at 21:33 UTC.

Today, PHL → BUF

Sat 17 Oct · local times
AA5868AmericanIn the air, 37 min late

Left PHL at 13:15, 37 min after its 12:38 slot.

Track AA5868 →
AA5935AmericanIn the air, 25 min late

Left PHL at 19:45, 25 min after its 19:20 slot.

Track AA5935 →
  1. 12:38 AA5868American Left 13:15 +37 ·
  2. 15:00 AA5800American Left 14:51 ·
  3. 16:55 AA5847American Left 16:56 ·
  4. 19:20 AA5935American Left 19:45 +25 ·
  5. 21:35 AA5870American Left 21:24 ·

Checked PHL board 17:33 · BUF board 15:18

PHL Philadelphia smooth · +1
BUF Buffalo smooth · +0
448 km · ~1h 04m est.
dep bank 08:38–22:017x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
76% on time

of the last 17 operated PHL → BUF flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 17 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 17 operated legs
Flight time~1h 04mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 17

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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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 AirlinesAA75% on time

Flights AA5868 varies daily · AA5800 11:00 daily · AA5847 12:55 daily · AA5935 15:20 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17AA5800departed−9
10-17AA5847departed+1
10-17AA5868departed+37
10-17AA5870departed−11
10-17AA5935departed+25
10-16AA5800dep +178 → arr−40
10-16AA5847dep −5 → arr−5
10-16AA5868dep −6 → arr+17
10-16AA5870dep +61 → arr−6
10-16AA6117arrived+98
10-15AA5800dep −9 → arr−47
10-15AA5847dep −10 → arr−18
10-15AA5868dep −9 → arr−25
10-15AA5870arrived−10
10-15AA5935arrived−39
10-15AA6117arrived−17
10-15LN103JLarrived+0

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 +1 min smooth Full PHL delay board →
BUFBuffalo +0 min smooth Full BUF delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at PHL and BUF: 43% odds of a 15+ minute delay, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Philadelphia to Buffalo route actually runs

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

Is PHL–BUF 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–BUF?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:00 and evening departures around 17:35 from PHL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BUF delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PHL to BUF?

Great-circle distance is 448 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 62–68 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHL–BUF fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 42 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.