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Flight Reliability

AA 4717 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 4717 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

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 386 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(56 flights)
  • Tue81%(57 flights)
  • Wed76%(54 flights)
  • Thu89%(55 flights)
  • Fri88%(58 flights)
  • Sat69%(39 flights)
  • Sun72%(57 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(64 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(195 flights)
  • 12–3 PM54%(69 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(37 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(11 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 79% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%29
July 202580%30
August 202593%27
September 202596%26
October 202542%26
November 202578%49
December 202561%33
January 202683%29
February 202683%24
March 202681%31
April 202687%30
May 202681%42
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
376
Months covered
12

Based on 386 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.