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Flight Reliability

AA 5206 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5206 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

71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 336 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(47 flights)
  • Tue67%(49 flights)
  • Wed69%(49 flights)
  • Thu74%(49 flights)
  • Fri67%(49 flights)
  • Sat67%(36 flights)
  • Sun70%(46 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(122 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(40 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(153 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(9 flights)
On-time trend by month
48%
May

Jun 46% → May 48% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202546%26
July 202540%30
August 202583%30
September 202593%30
October 202565%31
November 202596%25
December 202590%20
January 202678%27
February 202678%23
March 202687%23
April 202659%29
May 202648%31
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
325
Months covered
12

Based on 336 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.