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Flight Reliability

AA 4497 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 4497 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

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
4.1%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 514 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(72 flights)
  • Tue77%(79 flights)
  • Wed69%(75 flights)
  • Thu66%(71 flights)
  • Fri74%(74 flights)
  • Sat85%(48 flights)
  • Sun78%(72 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(43 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(79 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(166 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(188 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(15 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 79% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%28
July 202578%45
August 202568%50
September 202589%56
October 202587%15
November 202563%54
December 202557%54
January 202680%40
February 202662%42
March 202667%36
April 202690%30
May 202685%41
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
491
Months covered
12

Based on 514 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.