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Flight Reliability

AA 3251 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 3251 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

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 358 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(47 flights)
  • Tue84%(51 flights)
  • Wed86%(51 flights)
  • Thu77%(51 flights)
  • Fri66%(50 flights)
  • Sat71%(52 flights)
  • Sun64%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(26 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(62 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(126 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM80%(138 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 73% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%30
July 202574%31
August 202571%28
September 202567%27
October 202583%30
November 202590%30
December 202581%31
January 202662%29
February 202668%28
March 202655%31
April 202677%30
May 202685%27
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
352
Months covered
12

Based on 358 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.