AA259

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Departure · Lisbon (LIS)

Terminal T1

Scheduled 11:05 · Departed 11:17 · +12 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 11:16 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Philadelphia (PHL)

Gate A21

Scheduled 13:50

Board status: In Route

In the air, ~6h 1m to go (7% of the route flown)

Board data from lis, phl, updated 16 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) (LIS) — Lisbon, Portugal

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 10:05 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 10:16 UTC

Arrival

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) — Philadelphia, United States (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 17:50 UTC

Progress

7% · ~6h 1m remaining

Codeshares

AY3795, BA1577, IB4917

Distance flown

400 km

Straight-line distance

5551 km

Aircraft

Registration

N838AA

Type

Boeing 787-9

Seats

285 total (198 Main Cabin, 36 Main Cabin Extra, 21 Premium Economy, 30 Business)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

241.1 t (695 kg/pax Economy, 893 kg/pax Premium Economy, 1993 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

36,000 ft

Max ground speed

477 kt

Tracked

32m · 400 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 36,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 477)

Altitude (ft, max 36,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 477)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

American Airlines (AAL)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 10:16 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N838AA	Boeing 787-9	In progress	~5551 km est.
2026-10-01 10:15 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N836AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5699 km
2026-09-30 10:38 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N835AN	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~5621 km est. (428 km recorded)
2026-09-29 11:37 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N835AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5664 km
2026-09-28 10:30 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N835AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5663 km
2026-09-27 10:19 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N837AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5732 km
2026-09-25 11:18 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N831AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5752 km
2026-09-24 10:14 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N840AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5729 km
2026-09-23 10:20 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N828AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5809 km
2026-09-20 10:10 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N824AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5713 km
2026-09-19 10:09 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N836AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5774 km
2026-09-18 10:42 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N828AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing presumed)	5776 km
2026-09-17 10:15 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N838AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5762 km