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Flight Reliability

AA 5142 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5142 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

71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
5.2%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 385 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(55 flights)
  • Tue61%(54 flights)
  • Wed76%(49 flights)
  • Thu72%(53 flights)
  • Fri75%(51 flights)
  • Sat67%(48 flights)
  • Sun71%(55 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(4 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(4 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(87 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(77 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(193 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Jun 50% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%28
July 202552%23
August 202583%29
September 202583%29
November 202569%26
December 202556%43
January 202673%30
February 202676%25
March 202671%24
April 202685%53
May 202672%50
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
365
Months covered
12

Based on 385 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.