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Flight Reliability

AA 4971 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 4971 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

83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 575 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(82 flights)
  • Tue90%(81 flights)
  • Wed79%(81 flights)
  • Thu85%(81 flights)
  • Fri90%(79 flights)
  • Sat81%(80 flights)
  • Sun76%(80 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(155 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(105 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(185 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(52 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(66 flights)
On-time trend by month
92%
May

Jul 69% → May 92% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202569%52
August 202586%35
September 202589%27
October 202590%31
November 202590%59
December 202595%62
January 202686%62
February 202670%54
March 202678%60
April 202672%58
May 202692%59
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
564
Months covered
12

Based on 575 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.