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Flight Reliability

AA 1472 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1472 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

73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 455 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(67 flights)
  • Tue73%(66 flights)
  • Wed80%(66 flights)
  • Thu65%(65 flights)
  • Fri79%(68 flights)
  • Sat78%(51 flights)
  • Sun63%(68 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM93%(69 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(96 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(49 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(115 flights)
  • 6–9 PM54%(111 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM60%(10 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 50% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%26
July 202525%28
August 202565%57
September 202578%27
October 202575%56
November 202586%55
December 202583%60
January 202677%22
February 202690%30
March 202677%30
April 202677%30
May 202673%30
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
451
Months covered
12

Based on 455 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.