Flight Reliability
AA 516 · American Airlines
Denver → Philadelphia (DEN–PHL)81% of its flights flew this route. The rest (MIA–STT, STT–MIA) are included in these numbers.
90
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 91%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 7 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 2.2%
- Cancelled
- 15 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 134 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Wednesdays have been rough.
AA 516 arrived on time 100% of the time on Fridays and just 77% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Well ahead of the DEN–PHL route.
AA 516 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 73% across the DEN–PHL route.
Better than the American Airlines network average.
AA 516 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon87%(15 flights)
- Tue87%(15 flights)
- Wed77%(17 flights)
- Thu93%(15 flights)
- Fri100%(15 flights)
- Sat95%(39 flights)
- Sun93%(15 flights)
- 6–9 AM91%(107 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM92%(12 flights)
- 12–3 PM92%(12 flights)
90%
May
Jun 92% → May 90% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 92% | 12 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 28 |
| October 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 96% | 24 |
| May 2026 | 90% | 19 |
- Departures on time
- 90%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 131
- Months covered
- 8
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 134 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.