Flight Reliability
AA 276 · American Airlines
San Francisco → New York (SFO–JFK)
81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 89%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 4.0%
- Cancelled
- 19 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 350 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
AA 276 arrived on time 94% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 82%.
Better than the SFO–JFK route average.
AA 276 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 81% across the SFO–JFK route.
Better than the American Airlines network average.
AA 276 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
AA 276 was cancelled 4.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon94%(47 flights)
- Tue94%(48 flights)
- Wed88%(48 flights)
- Thu91%(46 flights)
- Fri88%(50 flights)
- Sat85%(48 flights)
- Sun82%(49 flights)
79%
May
Jun 93% → May 79% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 92% | 26 |
| August 2025 | 97% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 83% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 91% | 23 |
| January 2026 | 86% | 22 |
| February 2026 | 80% | 25 |
| March 2026 | 90% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 90% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 79% | 29 |
- Departures on time
- 87%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 336
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 350 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.