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Flight Reliability

AA 4490 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 4490 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

83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
2.7%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 331 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(47 flights)
  • Tue88%(48 flights)
  • Wed90%(50 flights)
  • Thu87%(46 flights)
  • Fri86%(43 flights)
  • Sat85%(39 flights)
  • Sun75%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(84 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(5 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(86 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(142 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jul 89% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202589%26
September 202593%27
October 202582%27
November 202577%22
December 202568%25
January 202686%44
February 202697%36
March 202677%13
April 202685%47
May 202673%41
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
321
Months covered
12

Based on 331 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.