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Flight Reliability

AA 4740 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 4740 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

70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
3.7%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 327 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon60%(45 flights)
  • Tue75%(44 flights)
  • Wed70%(46 flights)
  • Thu83%(41 flights)
  • Fri76%(46 flights)
  • Sat67%(48 flights)
  • Sun60%(45 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM93%(14 flights)
  • 6–9 AM79%(19 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM73%(44 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(50 flights)
  • 3–6 PM57%(67 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(121 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Aug 54% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202554%24
October 202595%19
November 202580%54
December 202555%47
January 202669%35
February 202658%26
March 202664%28
April 202682%28
May 202678%40
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
315
Months covered
11

Based on 327 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.