AAL259

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

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

Departed

2026-09-05 11:00 UTC

Arrival

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) — Philadelphia, United States

Distance flown

5904 km

Straight-line distance

5551 km

Approach distance

131 km

Aircraft

Registration

N822AN

Type

Boeing 787-9

Seats

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

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

38,000 ft

Max ground speed

512 kt

Tracked

7h 8m · 5,782 km

Altitude (ft, max 38,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 512)

Altitude (ft, max 38,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 512)

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 12:50 UTC	AAL259	DFW → PHL Dallas-Fort Worth → Philadelphia	N835AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	1716 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
2026-09-21 20:57 UTC	AAL259	JFK → PHL New York → Philadelphia	N840AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	247 km
2026-09-21 10:16 UTC	AAL259	LIS → JFK Lisbon → New York	N840AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	6360 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
2026-09-16 10:19 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N828AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5751 km
2026-09-15 10:06 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N836AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5747 km
2026-09-14 15:17 UTC	AAL259	YYT → PHL St. John's → Philadelphia	N838AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	2192 km
2026-09-14 10:21 UTC	AAL259	LIS → YYT Lisbon → St. John's	N838AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	3806 km
2026-09-13 10:04 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N836AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5703 km
2026-09-12 10:00 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N831AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5743 km
2026-09-11 10:33 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N839AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5746 km
2026-09-10 10:15 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N831AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5756 km
2026-09-09 10:33 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N831AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5712 km
2026-09-08 10:13 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N831AA	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~5636 km est. (411 km recorded)
2026-09-07 10:13 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N832AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5799 km
2026-09-06 10:24 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N832AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing presumed)	5832 km
2026-09-05 11:00 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N822AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5904 km
2026-09-04 11:04 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N832AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5670 km
2026-09-03 10:15 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N839AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5779 km
2026-09-02 11:20 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N822AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5807 km
2026-09-01 10:14 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N828AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5686 km
2026-08-31 10:18 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N840AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5854 km
2026-08-30 10:38 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N828AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5739 km
2026-08-29 10:17 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N829AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5773 km
2026-08-28 10:49 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N835AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5881 km
2026-08-27 10:41 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N827AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5829 km
2026-08-26 10:25 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N832AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5740 km
2026-08-25 10:07 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N824AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	5730 km
2026-08-24 10:26 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N835AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing presumed)	5767 km
2026-08-23 10:14 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N835AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	6435 km
2026-08-22 10:28 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N822AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	6048 km
2026-08-21 10:22 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N831AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	6035 km
2026-08-20 10:17 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N831AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	6544 km
2026-08-19 10:25 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N830AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	6240 km
2026-08-18 10:37 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N834AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	6447 km
2026-08-17 10:17 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N820AL	Boeing 787-9	Completed	6023 km
2026-08-16 10:07 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N839AA	Boeing 787-9	Completed	6361 km
2026-08-15 10:01 UTC	AAL259	LIS → PHL Lisbon → Philadelphia	N829AN	Boeing 787-9	Completed	~13589 km est. (6592 km recorded)