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AA840 American Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA840, which currently operates between the airports of Philadelphia - Philadelphia International Airport (Airport Code PHL) and Houston - Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Airport Code IAH).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, August 19, 2026.

AA840 On Time performance:
69
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

AA840 American Airlines to Houston

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday August 19, 2026

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A319

Departure

Philadelphia (PHL)
August 19, 2026
Philadelphia International Airport
Departed at:
08:40 am
Terminal:
C
Gate:
C17
Scheduled Departure Time: 08:50 am

Arrival

Houston (IAH)
August 19, 2026
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Arrived at:
11:07 am
Terminal:
A
Gate:
A26
Scheduled Arrival Time: 11:24 am
Baggage: 2
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA840?
The flight AA840 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA840?
The distance between the two airports is 1324 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA840?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:34 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:18 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: 2026-08-19 16:27:43
Current Time in Houston: 2026-08-19 15:27:43

Alternative Flights

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

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1925. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1927. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3021. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 47 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4753. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 23 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA836. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA889. (On Time performance: 50 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA2038. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2430. (On Time performance: 39 - Average Delay: 57 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2474. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA4025. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA584. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

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

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from July 03, 2026 to August 16, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 13
On Time: 9 ( 69 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 8 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 3 ( 23 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 90 minutes.
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 AA840

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
18 August
08:41 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
11:01 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 20min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
17 August
09:04 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
11:12 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 08min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
16 August
08:55 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
11:51 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 56min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Friday
14 August
08:55 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
11:27 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 32min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
13 August
08:48 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
11:10 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 22min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
12 August
09:04 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
11:29 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 25min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
11 August
08:54 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
11:44 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 50min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Monday
10 August
08:45 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
11:28 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 43min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
09 August
08:54 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
11:32 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 38min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
07 August
08:44 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
11:16 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 32min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time