Flight Reliability
AA 429 · American Airlines
Cincinnati → Charlotte (CVG–CLT)
90
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 88%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.5%
- Cancelled
- 8 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 205 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Monday is the weak spot.
AA 429 arrived on time 93% of the time on Fridays. On Mondays: 85%.
Better than the CVG–CLT route average.
AA 429 arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 79% across the CVG–CLT route.
Better than the American Airlines network average.
AA 429 arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon85%(27 flights)
- Tue86%(28 flights)
- Wed93%(28 flights)
- Thu87%(30 flights)
- Fri93%(30 flights)
- Sat87%(30 flights)
- Sun86%(29 flights)
- 3–6 AM90%(48 flights)
- 6–9 AM88%(153 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
87%
May
Jun 72% → May 87% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 72% | 25 |
| July 2025 | 93% | 29 |
| August 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 88% | 24 |
| May 2026 | 87% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 90%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 202
- Months covered
- 8
Same route, other flights
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Based on 205 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.