Flight
AAL278
Flight history and live tracking for AAL278, operated by American Airlines. Recent flights from the PlaneTrack independent receiver network, with departure and arrival times, aircraft used, and a real-time position feed.
Route
| Airline | American Airlines |
| Typical origin | KPHL PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL |
| Typical destination | EGPH EDINBURGH |
| Distance | 2,902 nm |
Last 30 days
| Date | From | To | Dep | Arr | Duration | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-16estimated | KPHL | EGPH | 20:00 EDT | 07:14 BST | 6h 14m | N820AL |
| 2026-08-13estimated | KPHL | EGPH | 22:05 EDT | 09:18 BST | 6h 12m | N830AN |
| 2026-08-12estimated | KPHL | EGPH | 20:00 EDT | 06:50 BST | 5h 49m | N838AA |
| 2026-08-11estimated | KPHL | EGPH | 19:29 EDT | 00:58 BST | 0h 29m | N838AA |
| 2026-07-23estimated | KPHL | EGPH | 20:00 EDT | 07:00 BST | 6h 00m | N820AL |
| 2026-07-21estimated | KPHL | EGPH | 20:00 EDT | 11:30 BST | 10h 30m | N829AN |
Times are local to each airport. Hover for UTC. Flights marked estimated were completed with route prediction or partial coverage.
Data access
Live positions and 365-day history for this flight are available through the PlaneTrack API (commercial use from $29/month) and as one-off CSV extracts from our own receiver network archive. Questions: [email protected]