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Flight Reliability

AA 1888 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1888 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

64%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
2.4%
Cancelled
3 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 493 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon59%(70 flights)
  • Tue66%(67 flights)
  • Wed72%(61 flights)
  • Thu68%(74 flights)
  • Fri64%(69 flights)
  • Sat67%(58 flights)
  • Sun56%(79 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(27 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM63%(54 flights)
  • 12–3 PM63%(236 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(127 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(34 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 55% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202555%58
July 202550%58
August 202557%53
September 202570%10
October 202559%29
November 202578%37
December 202581%48
January 202681%26
February 202684%19
March 202657%28
April 202657%53
May 202668%59
Departures on time
62%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
478
Months covered
12

Based on 493 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.