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Flight Reliability

AA 2027 · American Airlines

Los Angeles → Phoenix (LAX–PHX)86% of its flights flew this route. The rest (IAH–ORD, ORD–IAH) are included in these numbers.

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 204 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

AA 2027 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 36% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AA 2027 arrived on time 96% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 83%.

Better than the LAX–PHX route average.

AA 2027 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 82% across the LAX–PHX route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 2027 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon91%(33 flights)
  • Tue96%(26 flights)
  • Wed96%(25 flights)
  • Thu85%(33 flights)
  • Fri92%(25 flights)
  • Sat85%(27 flights)
  • Sun83%(35 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM94%(176 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(14 flights)
  • 3–6 PM36%(14 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 93% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%30
July 202594%31
August 202587%31
September 202558%26
October 202597%30
April 2026100%24
May 202697%31
Departures on time
89%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
204
Months covered
8

Same route, other flights

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Based on 204 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.