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Flight Reliability

AA 4996 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 4996 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

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 288 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(42 flights)
  • Tue75%(32 flights)
  • Wed74%(31 flights)
  • Thu74%(42 flights)
  • Fri82%(39 flights)
  • Sat76%(50 flights)
  • Sun67%(43 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM70%(76 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM94%(47 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(33 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(107 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM56%(16 flights)
On-time trend by month
59%
May

Jun 73% → May 59% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%30
July 202563%27
August 202579%29
September 202597%30
October 202585%33
November 202585%26
December 202559%27
January 202661%28
February 202682%17
May 202659%22
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
279
Months covered
12

Based on 288 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.