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AA 1524 on time

American Airlines 1524: Philadelphia to San Francisco at 8:25 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
84%
165 flights · likely 77–89%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+63 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 AA 1524 flights from Philadelphia arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

AA 1524: PHL → SFO

Scheduled to leave Philadelphia at 8:25 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (165 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2496%
Tuesday2391%
Wednesday2391%
Thursday2471%
Friday2479%
Saturday2471%
Sunday2387%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 44%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 30%Severe weather 15%Late inbound plane 11%

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Questions

How often is AA 1524 from PHL to SFO late?

American Airlines 1524 from Philadelphia, PA to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 165 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check American Airlines for today's flight. Method.