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Flight Reliability

AA 1216 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1216 moved between routes during this period. Numbers below combine all of them, so treat them as background, not a verdict. For a cleaner answer, check the route you are actually flying.

Combined across all its routes

70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
5.0%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 517 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(66 flights)
  • Tue74%(70 flights)
  • Wed80%(78 flights)
  • Thu75%(71 flights)
  • Fri74%(70 flights)
  • Sat60%(65 flights)
  • Sun61%(69 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(10 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM100%(12 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(141 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(277 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(49 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 42% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202542%26
July 202544%25
August 202563%24
September 202578%55
October 202582%34
November 202578%55
December 202569%54
January 202675%57
February 202669%52
March 202670%53
April 202667%24
May 202677%30
Departures on time
67%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
489
Months covered
12

Based on 517 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.