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Flight Reliability

AA 5051 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5051 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

73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
21 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 324 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon64%(45 flights)
  • Tue79%(42 flights)
  • Wed86%(43 flights)
  • Thu62%(45 flights)
  • Fri75%(44 flights)
  • Sat79%(53 flights)
  • Sun64%(45 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM80%(10 flights)
  • 6–9 AM83%(80 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM75%(138 flights)
  • 12–3 PM63%(70 flights)
  • 3–6 PM53%(19 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Aug 54% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202554%28
October 202587%23
November 202572%29
December 202568%44
January 202674%34
February 202673%45
March 202668%34
April 202680%30
May 202690%29
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
317
Months covered
12

Based on 324 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.