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Flight Reliability

AA 2008 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 2008 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
13 min
Average arrival delay
3.6%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 497 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(73 flights)
  • Tue86%(62 flights)
  • Wed69%(61 flights)
  • Thu69%(71 flights)
  • Fri78%(71 flights)
  • Sat62%(69 flights)
  • Sun67%(72 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM76%(261 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(33 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM64%(185 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 52% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202552%29
July 202550%28
August 202563%30
September 202581%21
October 202562%21
November 202576%54
December 202590%60
January 202678%51
February 202666%56
March 202668%62
April 202678%36
May 202668%31
Departures on time
69%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
479
Months covered
12

Based on 497 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.