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Flight Reliability

AA 3256 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 3256 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

77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
4.1%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 194 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon62%(26 flights)
  • Tue79%(29 flights)
  • Wed90%(29 flights)
  • Thu77%(26 flights)
  • Fri76%(29 flights)
  • Sat78%(18 flights)
  • Sun75%(28 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(55 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(130 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Nov 87% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202587%23
December 202573%30
January 202665%26
February 202691%22
March 202654%24
April 202690%29
May 202677%31
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
185
Months covered
7

Based on 194 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.