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Flight Reliability

AA 5179 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5179 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

68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 359 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(52 flights)
  • Tue58%(50 flights)
  • Wed78%(49 flights)
  • Thu55%(56 flights)
  • Fri69%(49 flights)
  • Sat62%(37 flights)
  • Sun72%(58 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM(4 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(16 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(265 flights)
  • 3–6 PM48%(23 flights)
  • 6–9 PM48%(42 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 81% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%26
July 202580%30
August 202548%21
November 202560%25
December 202545%40
January 202672%32
February 202668%25
March 202654%26
April 202672%53
May 202679%62
Departures on time
70%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
351
Months covered
12

Based on 359 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.