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Flight Reliability

AA 2956 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 2956 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

67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
3 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 468 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon56%(66 flights)
  • Tue80%(61 flights)
  • Wed73%(66 flights)
  • Thu69%(65 flights)
  • Fri64%(64 flights)
  • Sat62%(68 flights)
  • Sun65%(68 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM68%(170 flights)
  • 12–3 PM60%(154 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(9 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(125 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 57% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%60
July 202543%61
August 202558%60
September 202576%58
October 202585%61
November 202571%28
December 202575%28
February 202682%17
March 202654%26
April 202676%29
May 202680%25
Departures on time
65%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
458
Months covered
12

Based on 468 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.