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Flight Reliability

AA 5004 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5004 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

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 504 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(76 flights)
  • Tue79%(66 flights)
  • Wed81%(63 flights)
  • Thu82%(77 flights)
  • Fri84%(67 flights)
  • Sat74%(68 flights)
  • Sun84%(80 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM87%(154 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(195 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(72 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(66 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(9 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 57% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%28
July 202543%21
August 202568%31
October 202580%15
November 202569%54
December 202579%61
January 202681%62
February 202688%56
March 202692%60
April 202686%59
May 202693%41
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
497
Months covered
12

Based on 504 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.