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Flight Reliability

AA 4824 · American Airlines

Phoenix → SMX (PHX–SMX)

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
17 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 202 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

AA 4824 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 82% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

AA 4824 arrived on time 96% of the time on Thursdays and just 76% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the PHX–SMX route.

AA 4824 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 86% across the PHX–SMX route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 4824 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon93%(29 flights)
  • Tue90%(29 flights)
  • Wed90%(29 flights)
  • Thu96%(28 flights)
  • Fri76%(25 flights)
  • Sat93%(27 flights)
  • Sun82%(27 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(6 flights)
  • 6–9 PM95%(86 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(101 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
Apr

Oct 100% → Apr 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
October 2025100%15
November 202589%28
December 202590%29
January 202681%31
February 202682%28
March 202690%29
April 202693%29
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
1.5%
Flights flown
194
Months covered
8

Same route, other flights

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Based on 202 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.