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Flight Reliability

AA 2997 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 2997 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

66%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
2 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 410 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon60%(60 flights)
  • Tue68%(59 flights)
  • Wed79%(58 flights)
  • Thu65%(52 flights)
  • Fri71%(58 flights)
  • Sat64%(56 flights)
  • Sun54%(57 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM79%(43 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM70%(69 flights)
  • 12–3 PM66%(130 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(135 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(19 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
57%
May

Jun 60% → May 57% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%30
July 202548%31
August 202550%24
September 202581%21
October 202580%55
November 202556%50
December 202570%46
January 202680%10
February 202677%17
March 202677%52
April 202658%36
May 202657%28
Departures on time
64%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
400
Months covered
12

Based on 410 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.