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AA 5040 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5040 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

76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
4.0%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 503 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(73 flights)
  • Tue69%(64 flights)
  • Wed83%(59 flights)
  • Thu73%(70 flights)
  • Fri75%(75 flights)
  • Sat79%(68 flights)
  • Sun72%(74 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM71%(17 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(119 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(163 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(90 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(93 flights)
On-time trend by month
46%
May

Jun 58% → May 46% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202558%59
July 202579%57
August 202590%60
September 202585%46
October 202578%51
November 202577%30
December 202565%26
January 202685%53
February 202682%39
March 202675%28
April 202642%12
May 202646%22
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
483
Months covered
12

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Based on 503 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.