American Airlines PHL to SFO on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Philadelphia to San Francisco · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
73%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.7%
22 flights
Avg arrival delay
21 min
75 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 2
route average 73% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on PHL to SFO arrived on time 73% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.7% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 2 airlines on this route, which averaged 73% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (34%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion34%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)30%
- Late-arriving aircraft24%
- Extreme weather13%
- Security0%
Other airlines on PHL to SFO
- United Airlines71% on time · 22 min avg delay
Full PHL to SFO comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
1,320 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 22 cancelled, 3 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.