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Flight Reliability

AA 5178 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5178 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

80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
3.7%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 431 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(58 flights)
  • Tue86%(56 flights)
  • Wed78%(60 flights)
  • Thu77%(57 flights)
  • Fri73%(60 flights)
  • Sat85%(66 flights)
  • Sun79%(56 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(147 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(209 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(26 flights)
  • 3–6 PM35%(23 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(8 flights)
On-time trend by month
64%
Apr

Jun 85% → Apr 64% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%13
July 202581%31
August 202539%26
September 202588%58
October 202586%55
November 202587%30
December 202584%44
January 202684%55
February 202677%31
March 202680%51
April 202664%11
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
413
Months covered
12

Based on 431 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.