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AA 4601 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 4601 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
8 min
Average arrival delay
2.9%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 579 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(82 flights)
  • Tue81%(86 flights)
  • Wed77%(84 flights)
  • Thu73%(82 flights)
  • Fri84%(86 flights)
  • Sat88%(56 flights)
  • Sun74%(84 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM95%(38 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(217 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(269 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(34 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 84% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202584%32
July 202582%61
August 202594%62
September 202584%55
October 202571%52
November 202563%51
December 202559%44
January 202678%46
February 202688%50
March 202654%35
April 202683%30
May 202693%42
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
560
Months covered
12

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Based on 579 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.