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Flight Reliability

AA 4500 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 4500 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
2.4%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 297 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(41 flights)
  • Tue79%(42 flights)
  • Wed83%(41 flights)
  • Thu79%(43 flights)
  • Fri75%(44 flights)
  • Sat89%(35 flights)
  • Sun80%(44 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(120 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(109 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(33 flights)
  • 3–6 PM50%(24 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(2 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
May

Jun 64% → May 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%28
October 202585%26
November 202593%30
December 202587%15
January 202689%28
February 202683%23
March 202656%25
April 202672%53
May 202695%62
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
290
Months covered
9

Based on 297 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.