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Flight Reliability

AA 5000 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5000 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

67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
28 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 416 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(57 flights)
  • Tue78%(54 flights)
  • Wed70%(59 flights)
  • Thu63%(59 flights)
  • Fri63%(56 flights)
  • Sat72%(60 flights)
  • Sun57%(58 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM60%(45 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(201 flights)
  • 6–9 PM55%(103 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM52%(54 flights)
On-time trend by month
65%
May

Jun 81% → May 65% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%26
July 202581%31
August 202574%31
September 202575%56
October 202575%32
November 202569%26
December 202527%11
January 202652%27
February 202648%27
March 202640%30
April 202673%55
May 202665%51
Departures on time
70%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
403
Months covered
12

Based on 416 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.