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Flight Reliability

AA 5078 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5078 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
3.5%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 345 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon64%(47 flights)
  • Tue83%(48 flights)
  • Wed77%(47 flights)
  • Thu72%(43 flights)
  • Fri80%(45 flights)
  • Sat80%(54 flights)
  • Sun70%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM95%(83 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(33 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(86 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(8 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(70 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM63%(51 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 59% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%27
July 202580%10
August 202560%30
September 202597%29
October 202574%31
November 202569%55
December 202580%44
February 202695%20
March 202655%22
April 202682%28
May 202686%29
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
331
Months covered
12

Based on 345 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.