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Flight Reliability

AA 3829 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 3829 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

80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 554 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(78 flights)
  • Tue89%(78 flights)
  • Wed81%(79 flights)
  • Thu81%(79 flights)
  • Fri82%(77 flights)
  • Sat80%(79 flights)
  • Sun76%(75 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM86%(28 flights)
  • 6–9 AM100%(12 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(153 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(106 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(180 flights)
  • 6–9 PM76%(66 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 64% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%50
July 202573%59
August 202582%61
September 202597%32
October 202593%57
November 202593%28
December 202580%35
January 202673%51
February 202671%56
March 202678%59
April 202682%11
May 202685%46
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
545
Months covered
12

Based on 554 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.