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Flight Reliability

AA 1949 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1949 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

80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 629 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(89 flights)
  • Tue82%(90 flights)
  • Wed75%(89 flights)
  • Thu84%(85 flights)
  • Fri84%(90 flights)
  • Sat72%(85 flights)
  • Sun85%(88 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM82%(344 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(187 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(85 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 80% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%60
July 202574%61
August 202577%56
September 202584%32
October 202597%31
November 202587%54
December 202579%58
January 202685%52
February 202679%56
March 202677%57
April 202668%50
May 202684%49
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
616
Months covered
12

Based on 629 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.