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Flight Reliability

AA 1728 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1728 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
9 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 453 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(68 flights)
  • Tue70%(59 flights)
  • Wed88%(57 flights)
  • Thu82%(74 flights)
  • Fri84%(62 flights)
  • Sat75%(51 flights)
  • Sun70%(73 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM81%(37 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(198 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(155 flights)
  • 6–9 PM52%(54 flights)
On-time trend by month
50%
May

Jun 93% → May 50% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%60
July 202576%59
August 202586%28
September 202595%40
October 202580%44
November 202545%29
December 202567%30
January 202670%30
February 202696%27
March 202679%28
April 202676%29
May 202650%40
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
1.1%
Flights flown
444
Months covered
12

Based on 453 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.