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Flight Reliability

AA 1729 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1729 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

82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 362 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(51 flights)
  • Tue86%(51 flights)
  • Wed88%(51 flights)
  • Thu86%(49 flights)
  • Fri79%(52 flights)
  • Sat72%(50 flights)
  • Sun81%(53 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(206 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM74%(151 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 79% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%29
July 202581%31
August 202587%31
September 202590%30
October 202597%30
November 202559%29
December 202581%31
January 202679%29
February 202681%26
March 202668%31
April 202697%30
May 202687%30
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
357
Months covered
12

Based on 362 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.