Flight Reliability
AA 497 · American Airlines
Portland → Charlotte (PWM–CLT)89% of its flights flew this route. The rest (CLT–PWM) are included in these numbers.
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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 80%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 0 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.7%
- Cancelled
- 12 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 139 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
AA 497 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 73% between 12–3 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
AA 497 arrived on time 94% of the time on Fridays and just 73% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit ahead of the American Airlines network.
AA 497 arrived on time 80% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon78%(23 flights)
- Tue88%(17 flights)
- Wed81%(16 flights)
- Thu75%(20 flights)
- Fri94%(18 flights)
- Sat76%(21 flights)
- Sun73%(22 flights)
- 6–9 AM92%(48 flights)
- 12–3 PM73%(74 flights)
- 3–6 PM80%(15 flights)
90%
May
Jun 72% → May 90% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 72% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 77% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 77% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 92% | 24 |
| May 2026 | 90% | 20 |
- Departures on time
- 86%
- Diverted
- 0.7%
- Flights flown
- 137
- Months covered
- 6
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 139 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.