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AA 4962 · American Airlines

Los Angeles → San Antonio (LAX–SAT)91% of its flights flew this route. The rest (FNT–ORD) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 348 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

AA 4962 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 73% between 12–3 PM.

Saturdays have been rough.

AA 4962 arrived on time 90% of the time on Fridays and just 72% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the American Airlines network.

AA 4962 arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Trending in the right direction.

AA 4962 arrived on time 84% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 75% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(52 flights)
  • Tue80%(44 flights)
  • Wed86%(50 flights)
  • Thu88%(50 flights)
  • Fri90%(50 flights)
  • Sat72%(47 flights)
  • Sun73%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(5 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(40 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(159 flights)
  • 6–9 PM82%(141 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Jun 83% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%30
July 202581%31
August 202577%31
September 202593%30
October 202593%30
November 202572%29
December 202593%28
January 202665%26
February 202668%25
March 202689%26
April 202690%30
May 202672%29
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
345
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 348 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.