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AA 2 · American Airlines

Los Angeles → New York (LAX–JFK)

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
15 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 359 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Skip Wednesday if you can.

AA 2 arrived on time 94% of the time on Mondays. On Wednesdays: 82%.

Better than the LAX–JFK route average.

AA 2 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 79% across the LAX–JFK route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 2 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Trending in the right direction.

AA 2 arrived on time 89% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 77% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon94%(49 flights)
  • Tue88%(50 flights)
  • Wed82%(51 flights)
  • Thu92%(48 flights)
  • Fri90%(49 flights)
  • Sat90%(51 flights)
  • Sun84%(49 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 97% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202597%30
July 202590%30
August 202587%31
September 2025100%24
October 202593%29
November 202597%29
December 202593%29
January 202677%30
February 202662%26
March 202693%29
April 202693%29
May 202681%31
Departures on time
89%
Diverted
1.7%
Flights flown
347
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 359 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.