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Flight Reliability

AA 3996 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 3996 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
5 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 358 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(52 flights)
  • Tue81%(47 flights)
  • Wed85%(41 flights)
  • Thu89%(52 flights)
  • Fri91%(53 flights)
  • Sat80%(50 flights)
  • Sun76%(53 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(44 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(11 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(238 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(52 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
91%
May

Jun 81% → May 91% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%48
July 202577%62
August 202577%62
October 202578%40
November 202584%49
December 202579%14
April 202696%24
May 202691%42
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
348
Months covered
11

Based on 358 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.