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Flight Reliability

AA 1517 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1517 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
33 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 393 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(60 flights)
  • Tue85%(48 flights)
  • Wed87%(46 flights)
  • Thu66%(55 flights)
  • Fri61%(57 flights)
  • Sat56%(59 flights)
  • Sun57%(60 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM81%(16 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM70%(37 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(99 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(62 flights)
  • 6–9 PM31%(13 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM66%(158 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 50% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%22
July 202565%20
August 202564%28
September 202577%30
October 202566%53
November 202554%28
December 202571%28
January 202663%30
February 202677%31
March 202662%53
April 202676%33
May 202679%29
Departures on time
65%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
385
Months covered
12

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Based on 393 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.