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Flight Reliability

AA 1238 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1238 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

69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
17 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 453 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(65 flights)
  • Tue66%(59 flights)
  • Wed64%(63 flights)
  • Thu77%(65 flights)
  • Fri70%(63 flights)
  • Sat70%(56 flights)
  • Sun66%(67 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM62%(13 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(138 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(95 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(191 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 63% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%30
July 202567%30
August 202563%16
September 202582%27
October 202589%18
November 202582%49
December 202559%39
January 202660%52
February 202679%56
March 202656%57
April 202662%34
May 202680%30
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
1.3%
Flights flown
438
Months covered
12

Based on 453 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.