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Flight Reliability

AA 4970 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 4970 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

58%
Arrive within 15 minutes
37 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
6 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 262 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon57%(44 flights)
  • Tue58%(33 flights)
  • Wed61%(31 flights)
  • Thu68%(38 flights)
  • Fri60%(35 flights)
  • Sat67%(27 flights)
  • Sun42%(45 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM60%(37 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(37 flights)
  • 12–3 PM53%(34 flights)
  • 3–6 PM52%(65 flights)
  • 6–9 PM56%(80 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 44% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202544%25
July 202557%30
August 202577%30
September 202539%13
October 202529%24
November 202570%20
December 202562%13
March 202651%41
April 202675%32
May 202671%24
Departures on time
61%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
253
Months covered
11

Based on 262 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.