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Flight Reliability

AA 3 · American Airlines

New York → Los Angeles (JFK–LAX)

86
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
17 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 362 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, against 82% between 12–3 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

AA 3 arrived on time 92% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 81%.

Better than the JFK–LAX route average.

AA 3 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 79% across the JFK–LAX route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 3 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(48 flights)
  • Tue90%(51 flights)
  • Wed92%(52 flights)
  • Thu90%(50 flights)
  • Fri81%(52 flights)
  • Sat83%(52 flights)
  • Sun84%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(303 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(51 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 87% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%30
July 202590%31
August 202587%31
September 202583%30
October 202581%31
November 202596%27
December 202581%31
January 202686%29
February 202684%25
March 202690%30
April 202683%30
May 202690%29
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
354
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 362 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.