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Flight Reliability

AA 2496 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 2496 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

73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 719 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(102 flights)
  • Tue69%(101 flights)
  • Wed82%(99 flights)
  • Thu72%(102 flights)
  • Fri78%(97 flights)
  • Sat77%(95 flights)
  • Sun66%(103 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(341 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(292 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(66 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 57% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%58
July 202564%59
August 202556%59
September 202585%59
October 202571%58
November 202575%57
December 202582%56
January 202679%53
February 202684%56
March 202673%62
April 202673%60
May 202677%62
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
699
Months covered
12

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Based on 719 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.