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Flight Reliability

AA 1887 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1887 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

71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 283 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(40 flights)
  • Tue86%(42 flights)
  • Wed76%(42 flights)
  • Thu68%(38 flights)
  • Fri58%(40 flights)
  • Sat70%(37 flights)
  • Sun64%(39 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM90%(40 flights)
  • 6–9 AM(6 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(18 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(9 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(20 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM63%(184 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 38% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202538%29
July 202547%30
August 202571%31
September 202577%30
October 202577%30
November 202581%16
December 202582%17
January 202688%24
February 2026100%14
April 202667%24
May 202674%31
Departures on time
70%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
278
Months covered
12

Based on 283 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.