Flight
AAL279
Flight history and live tracking for AAL279, 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 | EGPH EDINBURGH |
| Typical destination | KPHL PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL |
| Distance | 2,902 nm |
Last 30 days
| Date | From | To | Dep | Arr | Duration | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-16 | EGPH | KPHL | 12:36 BST | 14:52 EDT | 7h 15m | N820AL |
| 2026-08-15 | EGPH | KPHL | 11:29 BST | 13:30 EDT | 7h 00m | N820AL |
| 2026-08-13estimated | EGPH | KPHL | 11:39 BST | 13:36 EDT | 6h 56m | N830AN |
| 2026-08-12 | EGPH | KPHL | 11:27 BST | 13:26 EDT | 6h 58m | N838AA |
| 2026-07-23estimated | EGPH | KPHL | 11:28 BST | 13:52 EDT | 7h 24m | N820AL |
| 2026-07-22estimated | EGPH | KPHL | 02:44 BST | 13:30 EDT | 15h 45m | N829AN |
| 2026-07-21 | EGPH | KPHL | 11:30 BST | 13:30 EDT | 6h 59m | N829AN |
| 2026-07-20 | EGPH | KPHL | 11:23 BST | 13:26 EDT | 7h 02m | N833AA |
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]