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Flight Reliability

AA 1697 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1697 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 466 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(73 flights)
  • Tue86%(59 flights)
  • Wed85%(61 flights)
  • Thu74%(66 flights)
  • Fri88%(74 flights)
  • Sat71%(59 flights)
  • Sun77%(65 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(102 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(112 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(159 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(56 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(5 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM83%(23 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 82% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202582%33
July 202570%37
August 202588%58
September 202588%60
October 202578%54
November 202552%29
December 202574%31
January 202681%26
February 202686%28
March 202690%29
April 202693%30
May 202683%42
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
457
Months covered
12

Based on 466 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.