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Flight Reliability

AA 4178 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 4178 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

82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
2.7%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 223 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(38 flights)
  • Tue81%(32 flights)
  • Wed86%(36 flights)
  • Thu76%(33 flights)
  • Fri82%(33 flights)
  • Sat71%(17 flights)
  • Sun82%(28 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(50 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(5 flights)
  • 12–3 PM90%(78 flights)
  • 3–6 PM100%(16 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(7 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM64%(61 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 96% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202596%22
July 202579%24
November 2025100%16
December 202550%12
January 202680%25
February 202685%27
March 202660%30
April 202682%28
May 202693%29
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
217
Months covered
10

Based on 223 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.