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Flight Reliability

AA 5172 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5172 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

69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
25 min
Average arrival delay
5.7%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 495 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(71 flights)
  • Tue78%(72 flights)
  • Wed70%(73 flights)
  • Thu66%(73 flights)
  • Fri75%(75 flights)
  • Sat60%(40 flights)
  • Sun58%(62 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(3 flights)
  • 6–9 AM75%(28 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM57%(30 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(200 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(120 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(85 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 42% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202542%43
July 202573%51
August 202564%28
September 202593%29
October 202574%31
November 202549%37
December 202552%23
January 202678%50
February 202678%32
March 202668%28
April 202677%56
May 202674%58
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
466
Months covered
12

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Based on 495 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.