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AA 5036 · American Airlines

Norfolk → Charlotte (ORF–CLT)100% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SHV–DFW) are included in these numbers.

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Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
2.9%
Cancelled
14 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 346 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Tuesdays have been rough.

AA 5036 arrived on time 92% of the time on Thursdays and just 71% on Tuesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the ORF–CLT route.

AA 5036 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 83% across the ORF–CLT route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 5036 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Slipping a little lately.

AA 5036 arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 85% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(48 flights)
  • Tue71%(44 flights)
  • Wed88%(43 flights)
  • Thu92%(52 flights)
  • Fri82%(49 flights)
  • Sat90%(50 flights)
  • Sun88%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(334 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 93% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%30
July 202570%27
August 202590%31
September 202593%30
October 202591%23
November 202594%18
December 202581%31
January 202689%27
February 202685%27
March 202683%30
April 202683%30
May 202677%31
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
335
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 346 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.