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Flight Reliability

AA 4886 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 4886 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
19 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 351 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(52 flights)
  • Tue70%(43 flights)
  • Wed76%(54 flights)
  • Thu75%(52 flights)
  • Fri71%(44 flights)
  • Sat61%(49 flights)
  • Sun63%(46 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM80%(15 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(25 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(13 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(73 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(171 flights)
  • 6–9 PM50%(30 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM85%(13 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
May

Jul 49% → May 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202549%51
August 202566%35
September 202583%30
October 202585%27
November 202554%26
December 202576%25
January 202689%26
February 202696%27
March 202670%30
April 202665%31
May 202667%27
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
340
Months covered
12

Based on 351 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.