AA2973 American Airlines - Flight Status
Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA2973, which currently operates between the airports of Phoenix - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (Airport Code PHX) and Newark - Newark Liberty International Airport (Airport Code EWR).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, August 08, 2026.
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Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights AA2973
Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights AA2973
AA2973 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
AA2973 American Airlines to Newark
En Route - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday August 08, 2026
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En Route - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday August 08, 2026
Airline information
American Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger
Departure
Phoenix (PHX)
August 08, 2026
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Departed at:
09:11 am
Terminal:
4
Gate:
A23
Scheduled Departure Time: 09:16 am
Arrival
Newark (EWR)
August 08, 2026
Newark Liberty International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
05:05 pm
Terminal:
A
Gate:
A9
Scheduled Arrival Time: 05:09 pm
Baggage: 4
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Codeshare Flights
This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:
- IB8540 - Iberia
Additional Information
Which is the frequency of flight AA2973?
The flight AA2973 is scheduled to flight on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight AA2973?
The distance between the two airports is 2128 miles.
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 Phoenix: 2026-08-08 10:47:55
Current Time in Newark: 2026-08-08 13:47:55
The flight AA2973 is scheduled to flight on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight AA2973?
The distance between the two airports is 2128 miles.
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 Phoenix: 2026-08-08 10:47:55
Current Time in Newark: 2026-08-08 13:47:55
Alternative Flights
The following airlines serves the same route between Phoenix and Newark:
American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1967. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 47 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1997. (On Time performance: 61 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2156. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1152. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 347 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1190. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 45 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1992. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2078. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2677. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1967. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 47 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1997. (On Time performance: 61 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2156. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1152. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 347 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1190. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 45 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1992. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2078. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2677. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 16 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 Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from March 08, 2026 to August 06, 2026. 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.
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from October 06, 2025 to April 06, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from March 08, 2026 to August 06, 2026. 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.
Last Past Flights AA2973
Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
07 August
07 August
11:59 am
Phoenix (PHX)
Phoenix (PHX)
08:13 pm
Newark (EWR)
Newark (EWR)
05h 14min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
06 August
06 August
09:10 am
Phoenix (PHX)
Phoenix (PHX)
05:21 pm
Newark (EWR)
Newark (EWR)
05h 11min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
05 August
05 August
09:16 am
Phoenix (PHX)
Phoenix (PHX)
05:33 pm
Newark (EWR)
Newark (EWR)
05h 17min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed