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Flight Reliability

AA 4959 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 4959 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

57%
Arrive within 15 minutes
33 min
Average arrival delay
11.7%
Cancelled
7 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 145 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon59%(17 flights)
  • Tue65%(17 flights)
  • Wed61%(18 flights)
  • Thu56%(18 flights)
  • Fri50%(20 flights)
  • Sat65%(17 flights)
  • Sun48%(21 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM79%(48 flights)
  • 12–3 PM35%(20 flights)
  • 3–6 PM51%(35 flights)
  • 6–9 PM38%(24 flights)
On-time trend by month
42%
May

Dec 41% → May 42% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
December 202541%29
January 202685%26
February 202692%12
March 202646%39
April 202650%10
May 202642%12
Departures on time
63%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
128
Months covered
6

Based on 145 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.