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AA 5936 on time

American Airlines 5936: State College to Philadelphia at 6:05 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
89%
202 flights · likely 84–93%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+210 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 AA 5936 flights from State College arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

AA 5936: SCE → PHL

Scheduled to leave State College at 6:05 a.m. local time, operated by Piedmont Airlines as PT 5936. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (202 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87AugSep 2025: 85% on time (26 flights)85SepOct 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 96% on time (24 flights)96AprMay 2026: 93% on time (29 flights)93MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2986%
Tuesday3087%
Wednesday3087%
Thursday3090%
Friday2986%
Saturday2592%
Sunday2997%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 48%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 39%Severe weather 9%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 4%

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Questions

How often is AA 5936 from SCE to PHL late?

American Airlines 5936 from State College, PA to Philadelphia, PA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 202 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% 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.