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Flight Reliability

AA 499 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 499 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

56%
Arrive within 15 minutes
46 min
Average arrival delay
5.9%
Cancelled
8 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 376 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon60%(50 flights)
  • Tue60%(50 flights)
  • Wed60%(52 flights)
  • Thu55%(51 flights)
  • Fri57%(51 flights)
  • Sat64%(52 flights)
  • Sun35%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM61%(202 flights)
  • 6–9 PM49%(152 flights)
On-time trend by month
58%
May

Jun 46% → May 58% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202546%48
July 202542%57
August 202559%17
September 202590%20
October 202564%28
November 202559%32
December 202551%35
February 202671%17
March 202647%30
April 202662%29
May 202658%36
Departures on time
55%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
354
Months covered
12

Based on 376 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.