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Flight Reliability

AA 482 · American Airlines

Detroit → Dallas–Fort Worth (DTWDFW)

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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon93%(28 flights)
  • Tue90%(29 flights)
  • Wed86%(29 flights)
  • Thu93%(30 flights)
  • Fri87%(30 flights)
  • Sat83%(29 flights)
  • Sun86%(28 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 83% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%30
July 202587%30
August 202586%29
September 202589%28
October 202594%31
April 202683%24
May 202693%30
Departures on time
91%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
203
Months covered
8

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.