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AA 1696 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1696 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

77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(50 flights)
  • Tue78%(51 flights)
  • Wed80%(51 flights)
  • Thu81%(52 flights)
  • Fri77%(52 flights)
  • Sat78%(50 flights)
  • Sun71%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(129 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(41 flights)
  • 12–3 PM68%(187 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 57% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%30
July 202574%31
August 202557%30
September 202573%30
October 202571%31
November 202579%29
December 202581%31
January 202686%28
February 202679%28
March 202697%31
April 202697%29
May 202680%30
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
358
Months covered
12

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Based on 365 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.