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Flight Reliability

AA 5072 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5072 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

64%
Arrive within 15 minutes
36 min
Average arrival delay
4.7%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 379 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(53 flights)
  • Tue60%(55 flights)
  • Wed66%(50 flights)
  • Thu56%(48 flights)
  • Fri58%(48 flights)
  • Sat68%(53 flights)
  • Sun67%(54 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM(2 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(44 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(46 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(55 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(178 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM63%(35 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 36% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202536%22
July 202548%25
August 202568%31
September 202567%30
October 202580%30
November 202562%50
December 202542%31
February 202679%14
March 202661%23
April 202674%53
May 202675%51
Departures on time
68%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
361
Months covered
12

Based on 379 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.