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AA5538 American Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA5538, which currently operates between the airports of Detroit - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (Airport Code DTW) and Philadelphia - Philadelphia International Airport (Airport Code PHL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, February 15, 2026.

AA5538 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

AA5538 American Airlines from Detroit

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 105 minutes
Flight Status for Sunday February 15, 2026

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 700 and Challenger 870

Departure

Detroit (DTW)
February 15, 2026
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Departed at:
01:13 pm
Terminal:
E
Gate:
D26
Scheduled Departure Time: 11:11 am

Arrival

Philadelphia (PHL)
February 15, 2026
Philadelphia International Airport
Arrived at:
02:40 pm
Terminal:
F
Gate:
F23
Scheduled Arrival Time: 12:55 pm
Baggage: F1
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AS6886 - Alaska Airlines

- BA6681 - British Airways

- QR2720 - Qatar Airways

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA5538?
The flight AA5538 is scheduled to flight on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA5538?
The distance between the two airports is 452 miles.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Detroit and Philadelphia:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA4416. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5079. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 45 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5338. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 35 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5636. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL1391. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL1686. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 27 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL2402. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL2968. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)

Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F92022. (On Time performance: 56 - Average Delay: 27 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: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights AA5538

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
14 February
11:04 am
Detroit (DTW)
12:35 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
01h 31min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Friday
13 February
11:01 am
Detroit (DTW)
12:29 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
01h 28min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Thursday
12 February
11:13 am
Detroit (DTW)
12:50 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
01h 37min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time