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Flight Reliability

AA 2172 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 2172 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

85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 448 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(64 flights)
  • Tue91%(66 flights)
  • Wed86%(66 flights)
  • Thu81%(59 flights)
  • Fri86%(65 flights)
  • Sat86%(59 flights)
  • Sun80%(59 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(228 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(139 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(71 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 90% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%30
July 202568%31
August 202556%27
September 202586%49
October 202593%58
November 202580%30
December 202579%28
January 202680%25
February 202686%28
March 202690%29
April 202692%52
May 202694%51
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
438
Months covered
12

Based on 448 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.