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Flight Reliability

AA 5073 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5073 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
13 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 443 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(66 flights)
  • Tue86%(59 flights)
  • Wed69%(65 flights)
  • Thu71%(63 flights)
  • Fri62%(66 flights)
  • Sat71%(49 flights)
  • Sun73%(63 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(61 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM72%(67 flights)
  • 12–3 PM55%(55 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(66 flights)
  • 6–9 PM76%(135 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM77%(47 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 51% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202551%57
July 202571%55
August 202574%27
September 202563%57
October 202586%35
November 202586%28
December 202562%29
January 202681%26
February 202690%19
March 202668%31
April 202695%41
May 202685%26
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
431
Months covered
12

Based on 443 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.