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Flight Reliability

AA 2686 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 2686 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
15 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 351 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(51 flights)
  • Tue77%(51 flights)
  • Wed83%(52 flights)
  • Thu72%(50 flights)
  • Fri73%(52 flights)
  • Sat68%(37 flights)
  • Sun71%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(44 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(104 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(143 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM79%(53 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 46% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202546%26
July 202541%27
August 202553%30
September 202593%29
October 202577%31
November 202581%26
December 202579%29
January 202670%27
February 202664%28
March 202687%31
April 202686%29
May 202687%31
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
344
Months covered
12

Based on 351 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.