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Flight Reliability

AA 1501 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1501 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

67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 428 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon60%(62 flights)
  • Tue67%(60 flights)
  • Wed86%(62 flights)
  • Thu66%(62 flights)
  • Fri73%(63 flights)
  • Sat67%(45 flights)
  • Sun52%(66 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM96%(54 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM73%(135 flights)
  • 12–3 PM56%(111 flights)
  • 3–6 PM59%(91 flights)
  • 6–9 PM53%(15 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM50%(14 flights)
On-time trend by month
50%
May

Jun 78% → May 50% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%50
July 202540%57
August 202567%55
September 202572%60
October 202559%32
November 202581%26
December 202553%19
January 202693%28
February 202696%25
April 202667%24
May 202650%38
Departures on time
70%
Diverted
1.4%
Flights flown
420
Months covered
12

Based on 428 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.