Flight Reliability
AA 482 · American Airlines
Detroit → Dallas–Fort Worth (DTW–DFW)
85
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 88%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 4 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 2.4%
- Cancelled
- 13 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 209 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Skip Saturday if you can.
AA 482 arrived on time 93% of the time on Thursdays. On Saturdays: 83%.
Better than the DTW–DFW route average.
AA 482 arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 77% across the DTW–DFW route.
Better than the American Airlines network average.
AA 482 arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon93%(28 flights)
- Tue90%(29 flights)
- Wed86%(29 flights)
- Thu93%(30 flights)
- Fri87%(30 flights)
- Sat83%(29 flights)
- Sun86%(28 flights)
93%
May
Jun 83% → May 93% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 83% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 86% | 29 |
| September 2025 | 89% | 28 |
| October 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 83% | 24 |
| May 2026 | 93% | 30 |
- Departures on time
- 91%
- Diverted
- 0.5%
- Flights flown
- 203
- Months covered
- 8
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 209 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.