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Flight Reliability

AA 4252 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 4252 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

84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 171 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(25 flights)
  • Tue83%(24 flights)
  • Wed77%(26 flights)
  • Thu83%(24 flights)
  • Fri88%(25 flights)
  • Sat88%(16 flights)
  • Sun85%(26 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM98%(41 flights)
  • 6–9 AM97%(29 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(26 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(23 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(43 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Sep 96% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
September 202596%26
October 202597%31
March 202673%40
April 202672%32
May 202680%20
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
1.2%
Flights flown
166
Months covered
9

Based on 171 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.