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Flight Reliability

AA 4521 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 4521 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
8.1%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 369 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(49 flights)
  • Tue93%(53 flights)
  • Wed70%(53 flights)
  • Thu82%(50 flights)
  • Fri68%(50 flights)
  • Sat55%(29 flights)
  • Sun76%(54 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 AM60%(10 flights)
  • 6–9 AM82%(33 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(4 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(116 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(101 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(73 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 72% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%25
July 202580%15
August 202585%26
September 202589%27
December 202576%38
January 202677%51
February 202665%23
March 202669%42
April 202674%42
May 202688%42
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
338
Months covered
12

Based on 369 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.