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Flight Reliability

AA 1398 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1398 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

65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
21 min
Average arrival delay
2.7%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 511 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(80 flights)
  • Tue87%(60 flights)
  • Wed67%(57 flights)
  • Thu64%(77 flights)
  • Fri59%(69 flights)
  • Sat69%(67 flights)
  • Sun52%(82 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM67%(36 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(170 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(84 flights)
  • 6–9 PM56%(158 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM89%(44 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 60% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%30
July 202552%23
August 202549%37
September 202570%20
October 202561%46
November 202574%49
December 202558%52
January 202662%60
February 202666%56
March 202666%56
April 202685%33
May 202687%30
Departures on time
67%
Diverted
1.0%
Flights flown
492
Months covered
12

Based on 511 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.