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Flight Reliability

AA 3871 · American Airlines

Bentonville → Charlotte (XNA–CLT)

93
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
90%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min early
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 363 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 92% of the time, against 89% between 6–9 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AA 3871 arrived on time 94% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 86%.

A bit ahead of the XNA–CLT route.

AA 3871 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 86% across the XNA–CLT route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 3871 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(52 flights)
  • Tue90%(52 flights)
  • Wed94%(52 flights)
  • Thu94%(51 flights)
  • Fri90%(52 flights)
  • Sat86%(50 flights)
  • Sun86%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(257 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(102 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 83% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%30
July 202587%31
August 202590%31
September 202593%30
October 202594%31
November 202593%28
December 202590%31
January 202693%28
February 202689%27
March 202690%31
April 202693%30
May 202681%31
Departures on time
90%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
359
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 363 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.