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AC8517 Air Canada - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight LH6551 from Lufthansa (LH) is a codeshare flight operated by Air Canada (AC) under the flight number AC8517. Check this page for details about flight AC8517.

Below, you can find details about Air Canada flight AC8517, which currently operates between the airports of Philadelphia - Philadelphia International Airport (Airport Code PHL) and Toronto - Toronto Pearson International Airport (Airport Code YYZ).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

AC8517 On Time performance:
75
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

AC8517 Air Canada from Philadelphia

Scheduled
Flight Status for Wednesday March 18, 2026
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (March 19, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Air Canada
Air Canada
Equipment: Embraer 175

Departure

Philadelphia (PHL)
March 18, 2026
Philadelphia International Airport
Scheduled Departure Time:
04:35 pm
Terminal:
D
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 04:35 pm

Arrival

Toronto (YYZ)
March 18, 2026
Toronto Pearson International Airport
Scheduled Arrival Time:
06:13 pm
Terminal:
1
Gate:
F62
Scheduled Arrival Time: 06:13 pm
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- LH6551 - Lufthansa

- OS8300 - Austrian

- UA8195 - United Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AC8517?
The flight AC8517 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AC8517?
The distance between the two airports is 346 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AC8517?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 01:38 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 01:30 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 Philadelphia and Toronto:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA5522. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5864. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5884. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA5919. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)

Air Canada
- Flight Number: AC8511. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: AC8931. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: AC8935. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 23 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 March 01, 2026 to March 12, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 8
On Time: 6 ( 75 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 13 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 13 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 17 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights AC8517

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Monday
16 March
04:29 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
05:55 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
01h 26min
Embraer 175
Embraer 175
Landed - On-time
Sunday
15 March
06:01 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
07:24 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
01h 23min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
14 March
06:21 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
08:06 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
01h 45min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Friday
13 March
08:35 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
10:13 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
01h 38min
Embraer 175
Embraer 175
Thursday
12 March
04:26 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
05:57 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
01h 31min
Embraer 175
Embraer 175
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
10 March
04:27 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
05:54 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
01h 27min
Embraer 175
Embraer 175
Landed - On-time
Monday
09 March
04:23 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
05:50 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
01h 27min
Embraer 175
Embraer 175
Landed - On-time
Sunday
08 March
06:23 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
07:53 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
01h 30min
Embraer 175
Embraer 175
Landed - Delayed
Friday
06 March
04:46 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
06:07 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
01h 21min
Embraer 175
Embraer 175
Landed - On-time
Thursday
05 March
04:27 pm
Philadelphia (PHL)
06:04 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
01h 37min
Embraer 175
Embraer 175
Landed - On-time