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Flight Reliability

AA 495 · American Airlines

New York → Charlotte (JFKCLT)

92
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 127 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

12–3 PM has a slight edge.

Departures between 12–3 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, against 83% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

AA 495 arrived on time 94% of the time on Saturdays and just 72% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the JFK–CLT route.

AA 495 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 79% across the JFK–CLT route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 495 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon89%(18 flights)
  • Tue83%(18 flights)
  • Wed89%(18 flights)
  • Thu72%(18 flights)
  • Fri83%(18 flights)
  • Sat94%(18 flights)
  • Sun79%(19 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(96 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(31 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
Sep

Jun 83% → Sep 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%30
July 202584%31
August 202584%31
September 202587%30
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
127
Months covered
5

Based on 127 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.