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AA897 American Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight IB4424 from Iberia (IB) is a codeshare flight operated by American Airlines (AA) under the flight number AA897. Check this page for details about flight AA897.

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA897, which currently operates between the airports of Philadelphia - Philadelphia International Airport (Airport Code PHL) and Los Angeles - Los Angeles International Airport (Airport Code LAX).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, December 04, 2025.

AA897 On Time performance:
52
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

AA897 American Airlines from Philadelphia

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 203 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday December 04, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Today (December 05, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (December 06, 2025). See it here

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 787-8

Departure

Philadelphia (PHL)
December 04, 2025
Philadelphia International Airport
Departed at:
08:48 pm
Terminal:
A
Gate:
A8
Scheduled Departure Time: 05:00 pm

Arrival

Los Angeles (LAX)
December 04, 2025
Los Angeles International Airport
Arrived at:
11:10 pm
Terminal:
TB - Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT)
Gate:
156
Scheduled Arrival Time: 07:47 pm
Baggage: T4C2
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Codeshare Flights

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

- BA5400 - British Airways

- FJ5046 - Fiji Airways

- IB4424 - Iberia

- QF4797 - Qantas

- TN1121 - Air Tahiti Nui

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA897?
The flight AA897 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA897?
The distance between the two airports is 2397 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA897?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 05:47 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 06:01 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: 2025-12-05 21:45:11
Current Time in Los Angeles: 2025-12-05 18:45:11

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Philadelphia and Los Angeles:
American Airlines - Flight Number: AA2408. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 8 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 November 02, 2025 to December 01, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 29
On Time: 15 ( 52 % )
Moderate Delay: 8 ( 28 % )
Significant Delay: 4 ( 14 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 7 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 29 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from November 02, 2025 to December 01, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

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

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from November 02, 2025 to November 30, 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 AA897

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
04 December
08:48 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
11:10 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
05h 22min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
03 December
06:56 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
10:27 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
06h 31min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
02 December
06:44 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
09:52 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
06h 08min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed
Monday
01 December
06:42 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
09:52 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
06h 10min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
30 November
06:42 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
10:11 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
06h 29min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
29 November
07:41 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
10:34 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
05h 53min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed
Friday
28 November
06:39 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
09:57 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
06h 18min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
26 November
06:48 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
09:42 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
05h 54min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
25 November
06:44 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
09:48 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
06h 04min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Monday
24 November
06:41 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
09:52 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
06h 11min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed