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Flight Reliability

AA 1976 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1976 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

73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 353 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(50 flights)
  • Tue79%(47 flights)
  • Wed70%(50 flights)
  • Thu83%(52 flights)
  • Fri74%(50 flights)
  • Sat73%(48 flights)
  • Sun67%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(69 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(107 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(56 flights)
  • 6–9 PM47%(76 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM62%(37 flights)
On-time trend by month
42%
May

Jun 48% → May 42% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202548%29
July 202548%29
August 202572%29
September 202590%29
October 202589%27
December 202586%29
January 202668%31
February 202678%45
March 202697%37
April 202680%30
May 202642%31
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
346
Months covered
11

Based on 353 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.