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Flight Reliability

AA 1235 · American Airlines

Syracuse → Charlotte (SYRCLT)87% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–AUS) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 3–6 AM departure wins.

AA 1235 departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 71% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Saturdays have been rough.

AA 1235 arrived on time 86% of the time on Wednesdays and just 69% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the American Airlines network.

AA 1235 arrived on time 80% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(50 flights)
  • Tue78%(51 flights)
  • Wed86%(51 flights)
  • Thu84%(51 flights)
  • Fri83%(52 flights)
  • Sat69%(51 flights)
  • Sun85%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM84%(45 flights)
  • 6–9 AM81%(265 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM71%(44 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 86% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%29
July 202587%30
August 202584%31
September 202593%29
October 202587%31
November 202573%30
December 202571%31
January 202679%29
February 202674%27
March 202677%30
April 202670%30
May 202677%31
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
358
Months covered
12

Based on 364 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.