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Flight Reliability

AA 4917 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 4917 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

71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 346 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(52 flights)
  • Tue83%(47 flights)
  • Wed73%(48 flights)
  • Thu69%(51 flights)
  • Fri61%(49 flights)
  • Sat85%(46 flights)
  • Sun61%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM100%(11 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(160 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(122 flights)
  • 6–9 PM47%(36 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM29%(14 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 77% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%30
July 202574%31
August 202587%31
September 202583%29
October 202537%19
November 202561%28
December 202581%31
January 202650%30
February 202650%28
March 202677%30
April 202670%30
May 202689%27
Departures on time
70%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
344
Months covered
12

Based on 346 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.