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Flight Reliability

AA 3990 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 3990 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 187 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(24 flights)
  • Tue73%(26 flights)
  • Wed100%(25 flights)
  • Thu85%(27 flights)
  • Fri92%(25 flights)
  • Sat81%(26 flights)
  • Sun64%(33 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM(7 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM73%(11 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(61 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(50 flights)
  • 6–9 PM83%(30 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM81%(26 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Aug 71% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202571%14
September 202585%54
October 202580%44
November 202560%20
January 202688%16
February 202689%18
May 2026100%11
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
186
Months covered
10

Based on 187 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.