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Flight Reliability

AA 2971 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 2971 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
36 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 368 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(53 flights)
  • Tue78%(49 flights)
  • Wed63%(41 flights)
  • Thu77%(51 flights)
  • Fri75%(56 flights)
  • Sat85%(53 flights)
  • Sun69%(55 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM77%(52 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(176 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM52%(54 flights)
  • 12–3 PM56%(54 flights)
  • 3–6 PM90%(20 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(1 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 90% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%29
July 202579%28
August 202587%30
September 202590%29
October 202587%31
November 202586%21
December 202579%29
February 202657%37
March 202652%62
April 202672%29
May 202685%26
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
358
Months covered
12

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.