American Airlines AAL93 Executes Go-Around at Philadelphia After Transatlantic Flight from Zürich

American Airlines flight AAL93, a Boeing 787-8 registered N810AN, departed Zürich Airport (LSZH) at 10:09 UTC on June 23, 2026, bound for Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL). ADS-B data reviewed by SkyMeter shows the aircraft climbed initially on a heading of roughly 15 degrees near Dübendorf Air Base before turning northwest, crossing the North Atlantic in cruise at altitudes reaching 41,894 feet and ground speeds up to 512 knots.

Descent from cruise began around 17:55 UTC, with the aircraft dropping from above 41,000 feet through a series of sustained descent phases toward Philadelphia. At approximately 18:40 UTC, at about 1,681 feet MSL and 162 knots, SkyMeter's analysis flagged a go-around event. The aircraft climbed back to roughly 3,000 feet, turned, and re-established an approach on a heading of approximately 256 degrees before descending steadily toward the runway. The track ends at 18:55 UTC at 65 feet and 153 knots, consistent with a runway threshold at KPHL, for a total tracked flight time of about eight hours and eighteen minutes.

According to airlive.net, AAL93 had declared an emergency off the UK coast during the outbound leg. The recorded ADS-B track shows no diversion or course reversal at that point, and the aircraft continued on to Philadelphia.

The full flight can be replayed on SkyMeter.