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Flight Reliability

AA 1516 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1516 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

86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min early
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 96 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(16 flights)
  • Tue81%(16 flights)
  • Wed(6 flights)
  • Thu90%(10 flights)
  • Fri94%(17 flights)
  • Sat87%(15 flights)
  • Sun71%(14 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM96%(25 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM86%(28 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(13 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(27 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
Mar

Nov 100% → Mar 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 2025100%16
January 202694%18
February 202691%22
March 202667%30
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
94
Months covered
7

Based on 96 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.