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Flight Reliability

AA 2021 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 2021 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 392 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(57 flights)
  • Tue83%(53 flights)
  • Wed89%(53 flights)
  • Thu84%(55 flights)
  • Fri84%(55 flights)
  • Sat74%(53 flights)
  • Sun81%(57 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(233 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(26 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(86 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(4 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(33 flights)
On-time trend by month
63%
May

Jun 83% → May 63% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%30
July 202590%31
August 202597%30
September 202583%30
October 202587%31
November 202582%27
December 202579%29
January 202681%21
February 202691%23
March 202696%28
April 202667%52
May 202663%51
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
383
Months covered
12

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Based on 392 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.