AA2561 American Airlines - Flight Status
Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA2561, which currently operates between the airports of Houston - Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Airport Code IAH) and Philadelphia - Philadelphia International Airport (Airport Code PHL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, May 23, 2026.
Table of contents:
Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights AA2561
Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights AA2561
AA2561 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions. Flight Status
AA2561 American Airlines from Houston
En Route - Delayed
Delay: 285 minutes
Flight Status for Saturday May 23, 2026
En Route - Delayed
Delay: 285 minutes
Flight Status for Saturday May 23, 2026
Airline information
American Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2
Departure
Houston (IAH)
May 23, 2026
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Departed at:
10:26 am
Terminal:
A
Gate:
A25
Scheduled Departure Time: 07:02 am
Arrival
Philadelphia (PHL)
May 23, 2026
Philadelphia International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
04:11 pm
Terminal:
A
Gate:
A7
Scheduled Arrival Time: 11:26 am
Baggage: 12
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Codeshare Flights
This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:
- BA4444 - British Airways
- EI7307 - Aer Lingus
Additional Information
Which is the frequency of flight AA2561?
The flight AA2561 is scheduled to flight on Thursday, Friday, Saturday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight AA2561?
The distance between the two airports is 1324 miles.
Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Houston: 2026-05-23 11:50:27
Current Time in Philadelphia: 2026-05-23 12:50:27
The flight AA2561 is scheduled to flight on Thursday, Friday, Saturday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight AA2561?
The distance between the two airports is 1324 miles.
Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Houston: 2026-05-23 11:50:27
Current Time in Philadelphia: 2026-05-23 12:50:27
Alternative Flights
The following airlines serves the same route between Houston and Philadelphia:
American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA2153. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA698. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F94028. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 40 minutes)
United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1663. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2203. (On Time performance: 97 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA264. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2748. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA744. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA2153. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA698. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F94028. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 40 minutes)
United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1663. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2203. (On Time performance: 97 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA264. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2748. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA744. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
Punctuality and delays
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from June 05, 2025 to August 05, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from June 05, 2025 to August 05, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.
Last Past Flights AA2561
Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
22 May
22 May
07:19 am
Houston (IAH)
Houston (IAH)
11:34 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
Philadelphia (PHL)
03h 15min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
21 May
21 May
07:22 am
Houston (IAH)
Houston (IAH)
11:35 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
Philadelphia (PHL)
03h 13min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time