AA278 American Airlines - Flight Status

Which is the frequency of flight AA278?
The flight AA278 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA278?
The distance between the two airports is 3340 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA278?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 07:00 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 06:22 hours.

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 Philadelphia: 2026-04-09 07:33:59
Current Time in Edinburgh: 2026-04-09 12:33:59

American Airlines is the only airline operating the route from Philadelphia to Edinburgh.

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

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 May 23, 2025 to March 31, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.