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AA 118 · American Airlines

Los Angeles → New York (LAX–JFK)

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
16 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 363 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Skip Monday if you can.

AA 118 arrived on time 92% of the time on Fridays. On Mondays: 82%.

Better than the LAX–JFK route average.

AA 118 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 79% across the LAX–JFK route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 118 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 118 was cancelled 3.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(49 flights)
  • Tue92%(49 flights)
  • Wed84%(50 flights)
  • Thu88%(49 flights)
  • Fri92%(50 flights)
  • Sat87%(52 flights)
  • Sun86%(51 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 89% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202589%28
July 202597%30
August 202597%31
September 202597%29
October 202590%29
November 202583%29
December 202579%29
January 202678%27
February 202681%26
March 202674%31
April 202690%30
May 202690%31
Departures on time
90%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
350
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 363 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.