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Flight Reliability

AA 5203 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5203 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 281 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(34 flights)
  • Tue80%(39 flights)
  • Wed70%(37 flights)
  • Thu83%(40 flights)
  • Fri79%(34 flights)
  • Sat70%(47 flights)
  • Sun71%(42 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(3 flights)
  • 6–9 AM74%(76 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(100 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(36 flights)
  • 3–6 PM59%(32 flights)
  • 6–9 PM47%(19 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(7 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Aug 83% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202583%18
September 202583%58
October 202577%43
November 202569%32
December 202575%28
January 202652%25
February 202667%15
March 202684%25
May 202673%11
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
273
Months covered
12

Based on 281 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.