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AA4978 American Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA4978, which currently operates between the airports of Phoenix - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (Airport Code PHX) and Tucson - Tucson International Airport (Airport Code TUS).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, May 31, 2025.

AA4978 On Time performance:
86
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

AA4978 American Airlines to Tucson

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday May 31, 2025

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 700 and Challenger 870

Departure

Phoenix (PHX)
May 31, 2025
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Departed at:
12:06 pm
Terminal:
4
Gate:
B16
Scheduled Departure Time: 12:17 pm

Arrival

Tucson (TUS)
May 31, 2025
Tucson International Airport
Arrived at:
12:50 pm
Terminal:
-
Gate:
B10
Scheduled Arrival Time: 01:09 pm
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA4978?
The flight AA4978 is scheduled to flight on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA4978?
The distance between the two airports is 110 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA4978?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 00:52 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 00:45 hours.

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 Phoenix and Tucson:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA2149. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2896. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3167.
- Flight Number: AA3803. (On Time performance: 94 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4164. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4906. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA6192. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA6309. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA6398. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA6531. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA989. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)

Ameriflight
- Flight Number: AMF2924. (On Time performance: 65 - Average Delay: 126 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from May 07, 2025 to May 28, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 7
On Time: 6 ( 86 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 14 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 3 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from November 30, 2024 to May 28, 2025. 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.

Note: We have excluded some days from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from November 07, 2024 to December 04, 2024. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights AA4978

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
28 May
12:12 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
12:47 pm
Tucson (TUS)
00h 35min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Saturday
24 May
12:37 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
01:28 pm
Tucson (TUS)
00h 51min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
21 May
12:12 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
01:03 pm
Tucson (TUS)
00h 51min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Saturday
17 May
12:15 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
01:01 pm
Tucson (TUS)
00h 46min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
14 May
12:09 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
12:59 pm
Tucson (TUS)
00h 50min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Saturday
10 May
12:12 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
12:55 pm
Tucson (TUS)
00h 43min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
07 May
12:11 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
12:53 pm
Tucson (TUS)
00h 42min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time