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Flight Reliability

AA 3948 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 3948 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

85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 326 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(47 flights)
  • Tue84%(32 flights)
  • Wed86%(49 flights)
  • Thu85%(48 flights)
  • Fri88%(50 flights)
  • Sat88%(50 flights)
  • Sun81%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(130 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(72 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(2 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(68 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM86%(51 flights)
On-time trend by month
96%
May

Jun 69% → May 96% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%26
July 202580%25
September 202586%43
October 202586%35
November 202575%28
February 202687%15
March 202680%30
April 202689%52
May 202696%51
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
323
Months covered
12

Based on 326 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.