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Flight Reliability

AA 4506 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 4506 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

73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
5.1%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 649 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(91 flights)
  • Tue72%(93 flights)
  • Wed67%(92 flights)
  • Thu79%(87 flights)
  • Fri75%(93 flights)
  • Sat75%(67 flights)
  • Sun70%(90 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(26 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(324 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(261 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 62% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%55
July 202567%55
August 202590%60
September 202588%56
October 202560%55
November 202569%51
December 202559%46
January 202678%49
February 202680%51
March 202660%57
April 202689%36
May 202681%42
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
613
Months covered
12

Based on 649 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.