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Flight Reliability

AA 1872 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1872 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

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 334 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(47 flights)
  • Tue83%(48 flights)
  • Wed72%(47 flights)
  • Thu77%(47 flights)
  • Fri85%(46 flights)
  • Sat73%(48 flights)
  • Sun58%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(77 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM75%(48 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(31 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(173 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
57%
May

Jul 85% → May 57% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202585%27
August 202563%30
September 202590%30
October 202590%31
November 202569%29
December 202568%31
January 202669%29
February 202679%28
March 202677%31
April 202663%30
May 202657%30
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
331
Months covered
12

Based on 334 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.