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Flight Reliability

AA 4898 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 4898 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

69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 336 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(47 flights)
  • Tue80%(45 flights)
  • Wed62%(45 flights)
  • Thu72%(50 flights)
  • Fri74%(49 flights)
  • Sat59%(49 flights)
  • Sun71%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM83%(47 flights)
  • 6–9 AM71%(61 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(19 flights)
  • 12–3 PM66%(169 flights)
  • 3–6 PM100%(11 flights)
  • 6–9 PM38%(24 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 40% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202540%30
July 202548%29
August 202577%57
September 202584%32
October 202565%31
December 202550%32
January 202669%29
February 202671%28
April 202692%24
May 202690%31
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
333
Months covered
12

Based on 336 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.