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Flight Reliability

AA 522 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 522 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

67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
21 min
Average arrival delay
3.6%
Cancelled
2 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 304 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon62%(45 flights)
  • Tue69%(39 flights)
  • Wed71%(38 flights)
  • Thu71%(41 flights)
  • Fri61%(44 flights)
  • Sat68%(41 flights)
  • Sun64%(42 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM75%(88 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(166 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM89%(36 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
May

Jun 54% → May 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202554%28
July 202548%31
August 202546%28
September 202586%29
October 202575%28
November 202570%27
December 202572%29
January 202677%26
February 202675%28
April 202656%16
May 202669%13
Departures on time
65%
Diverted
1.0%
Flights flown
290
Months covered
12

Based on 304 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.