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Flight Reliability

AA 3988 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 3988 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

83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
2.7%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 367 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(53 flights)
  • Tue85%(60 flights)
  • Wed83%(47 flights)
  • Thu83%(48 flights)
  • Fri84%(51 flights)
  • Sat87%(45 flights)
  • Sun79%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM84%(69 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(97 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(47 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(84 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM93%(59 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 82% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202582%28
July 202590%30
August 202589%26
September 202590%30
October 2025100%13
November 202582%51
December 202572%58
January 202674%35
February 202696%27
April 202691%22
May 202676%29
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
356
Months covered
12

Based on 367 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.