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Airline Reliability

American Airlines

Carrier code AA · 2,019,769 flights in the data

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
2.7%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

American Airlines flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 67% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

American Airlines flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 72%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(284784 flights)
  • Tue80%(271693 flights)
  • Wed79%(275828 flights)
  • Thu76%(288871 flights)
  • Fri77%(286756 flights)
  • Sat77%(260978 flights)
  • Sun72%(290733 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM84%(3213 flights)
  • 3–6 AM90%(56753 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(423362 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(346280 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(352094 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(338694 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(308261 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM72%(130986 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 69% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%167461
July 202569%169915
August 202575%166046
September 202582%156417
October 202579%171874
November 202579%156762
December 202573%163097
January 202678%146135
February 202679%145315
March 202676%168016
April 202680%171082
May 202680%177523

Busiest American Airlines routes

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Based on 2,019,769 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.