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Flight Reliability

AA 2890 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 2890 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

83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 368 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(51 flights)
  • Tue88%(56 flights)
  • Wed91%(56 flights)
  • Thu79%(47 flights)
  • Fri85%(48 flights)
  • Sat75%(51 flights)
  • Sun87%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM89%(18 flights)
  • 6–9 AM95%(57 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(55 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(104 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(38 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(46 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM86%(43 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Aug 64% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202564%14
October 202569%26
November 202575%24
December 202581%21
January 202688%51
February 202689%55
March 202690%62
April 202678%60
May 202690%39
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
361
Months covered
11

Based on 368 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.