Flight Reliability
AA 496 · American Airlines
Miami → Phoenix (MIA–PHX)85% of its flights flew this route. The rest (PHX–MIA) are included in these numbers.
- 63%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 21 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0%
- Cancelled
- 4 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 73 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 12–3 PM departure wins.
AA 496 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 65% of the time, versus 55% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
AA 496 arrived on time 73% of the time on Thursdays and just 46% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Well behind the MIA–PHX route.
AA 496 arrived on time 63% of the time, versus 79% across the MIA–PHX route.
Lagging the American Airlines network.
AA 496 arrived on time 63% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon50%(10 flights)
- Tue50%(10 flights)
- Wed—(9 flights)
- Thu73%(11 flights)
- Fri64%(11 flights)
- Sat73%(11 flights)
- Sun46%(11 flights)
- 12–3 PM65%(62 flights)
- 3–6 PM55%(11 flights)
Jun 77% → May 55% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 77% | 26 |
| July 2025 | 52% | 31 |
| May 2026 | 55% | 11 |
- Departures on time
- 69%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 73
- Months covered
- 4
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 73 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.