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Flight Reliability

AA 2538 · American Airlines

Tampa → Charlotte (TPA–CLT)

98
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
94%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min early
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
17 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 363 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AA 2538 arrived on time 100% of the time on Thursdays. On Sundays: 86%.

Better than the TPA–CLT route average.

AA 2538 arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 83% across the TPA–CLT route.

Well ahead of the American Airlines network.

AA 2538 arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon98%(51 flights)
  • Tue94%(52 flights)
  • Wed96%(52 flights)
  • Thu100%(51 flights)
  • Fri92%(51 flights)
  • Sat94%(52 flights)
  • Sun86%(50 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 93% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%30
July 202593%30
August 202594%31
September 202593%30
October 202597%31
November 202589%28
December 202597%31
January 202690%29
February 2026100%27
March 202697%31
April 202697%30
May 202694%31
Departures on time
93%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
359
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 363 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.