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AA 5841 on time

American Airlines 5841: Harrisburg to Philadelphia at 8:15 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
81%
202 flights · likely 75–86%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+83 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 5841 flights from Harrisburg arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (19%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

AA 5841: MDT → PHL

Scheduled to leave Harrisburg at 8:15 a.m. local time, operated by Piedmont Airlines as PT 5841. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (202 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 4, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2025: too few flights (5 flights)AugOct 2025: 77% on time (26 flights)77OctNov 2025: 90% on time (29 flights)90NovDec 2025: 65% on time (17 flights)65DecFeb 2026: 88% on time (17 flights)88FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: too few flights (4 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3077%
Tuesday2979%
Wednesday2893%
Thursday2886%
Friday2990%
Saturday2969%
Sunday2976%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 52%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 37%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 6%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is AA 5841 from MDT to PHL late?

American Airlines 5841 from Harrisburg, PA to Philadelphia, PA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 202 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% 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.