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AA5256 American Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight AS6869 from Alaska Airlines (AS) is a codeshare flight operated by American Airlines (AA) under the flight number AA5256. Check this page for details about flight AA5256.

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA5256, which currently operates between the airports of Philadelphia - Philadelphia International Airport (Airport Code PHL) and Raleigh/Durham - Raleigh-Durham International Airport (Airport Code RDU).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, October 16, 2025.

AA5256 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Flight Status

AA5256 American Airlines from Philadelphia

Scheduled - On-time
Delay: 3 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday October 16, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (October 15, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (October 17, 2025). See it here

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 and Challenger 890

Departure

Philadelphia (PHL)
October 16, 2025
Philadelphia International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
07:57 am
Terminal:
F
Gate:
F3
Scheduled Departure Time: 07:57 am

Arrival

Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
October 16, 2025
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
09:31 am
Terminal:
2
Gate:
C9
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:28 am
Baggage: 4
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AS6869 - Alaska Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA5256?
The flight AA5256 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA5256?
The distance between the two airports is 338 miles.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Philadelphia and Raleigh/Durham:

UPS
- Flight Number: 5X1274. (On Time performance: 65 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1247. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1441. (On Time performance: 52 - Average Delay: 42 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1674.
- Flight Number: AA2334. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2607. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 28 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2781. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2929.
- Flight Number: AA3310. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5083.
- Flight Number: AA5369.
- Flight Number: AA6125. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA706. (On Time performance: 53 - Average Delay: 42 minutes)

Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F91517. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: F92059. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

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 AA5256

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
15 October
06:54 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
08:14 am
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 20min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
14 October
07:45 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
09:09 am
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 24min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Monday
13 October
08:33 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
10:24 am
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 51min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
12 October
07:44 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
09:09 am
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 25min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Friday
10 October
08:19 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
09:52 am
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 33min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
09 October
07:59 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
09:33 am
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 34min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
08 October
06:55 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
08:23 am
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 28min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
07 October
07:00 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
08:16 am
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 16min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Monday
06 October
08:43 am
Philadelphia (PHL)
10:29 am
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 46min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed