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Flight Reliability

AA 302 · American Airlines

New York → Los Angeles (JFK–LAX)

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 361 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

AA 302 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 74% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

AA 302 arrived on time 85% of the time on Mondays and just 67% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the JFK–LAX route.

AA 302 arrived on time 75% of the time, versus 79% across the JFK–LAX route.

Trending in the right direction.

AA 302 arrived on time 87% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 67% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(48 flights)
  • Tue82%(50 flights)
  • Wed75%(51 flights)
  • Thu71%(49 flights)
  • Fri67%(52 flights)
  • Sat71%(52 flights)
  • Sun73%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM74%(322 flights)
  • 6–9 PM84%(31 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 66% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%29
July 202567%30
August 202581%31
September 202579%29
October 202581%31
November 202559%29
December 202562%29
January 202664%28
February 202676%25
March 202687%31
April 202693%30
May 202681%31
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
353
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 361 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.