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AA 1621 on time

American Airlines 1621: Philadelphia to San Diego at 8:21 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
208 flights · likely 86–94%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+48 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 AA 1621 flights from Philadelphia arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

AA 1621: PHL → SAN

Scheduled to leave Philadelphia at 8:21 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (208 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 92% on time (24 flights)92AprMay 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3083%
Tuesday3080%
Wednesday3093%
Thursday3090%
Friday3093%
Saturday3093%
Sunday28100%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 50%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 29%Late inbound plane 21%

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Questions

How often is AA 1621 from PHL to SAN late?

American Airlines 1621 from Philadelphia, PA to San Diego, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 208 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check American Airlines for today's flight. Method.