PHL → LEXPhiladelphia to Lexington

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Direct flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to Lexington (LEX): 10 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 835 km, an estimated 1 hour 34 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Philadelphia and Lexington. Updated 30 October 2026 at 11:53 UTC.

Today, PHL → LEX

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 14:32 AA5249 On scheduleGate F17 · TF ·

Checked PHL board 07:53

PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
LEX Lexington tracking
835 km · ~1h 34m est.
dep bank 00:36–18:3210x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 10x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live PHL and LEX delay boards

0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~1h 34mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures10x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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 AirlinesAA

Flights AA5338 00:36 We Th Su · AA5249 18:32 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29AA5249departed−10
10-29AA5338departed−6
10-28AA5249departed−2
10-27AA5249departed−8
10-26AA5249departed−11
10-25AA5249departed−7
10-25AA5338departed−12
10-24AA5249departed−16
10-23AA5249departed+29

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 +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SW 7 kt Full PHL delay board →
LEXLexington tracking Full LEX delay board →

How the Philadelphia to Lexington route actually runs

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

Is PHL–LEX 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–LEX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:36 and evening departures around 18:32 from PHL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LEX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PHL to LEX?

Great-circle distance is 835 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 89–102 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHL–LEX fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 10 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.