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Flight Reliability

AA 1486 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1486 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

63%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
3 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 358 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon46%(48 flights)
  • Tue81%(52 flights)
  • Wed72%(50 flights)
  • Thu41%(51 flights)
  • Fri69%(49 flights)
  • Sat73%(48 flights)
  • Sun59%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(43 flights)
  • 3–6 PM59%(162 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(142 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 42% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202542%59
July 202549%55
August 202554%59
September 202569%58
October 202575%61
April 202692%24
May 202687%30
Departures on time
61%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
347
Months covered
8

Based on 358 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.