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Flight Reliability

AA 5229 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5229 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

66%
Arrive within 15 minutes
42 min
Average arrival delay
3.9%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 181 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon62%(29 flights)
  • Tue63%(24 flights)
  • Wed78%(23 flights)
  • Thu56%(27 flights)
  • Fri58%(24 flights)
  • Sat73%(26 flights)
  • Sun75%(20 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM87%(60 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(10 flights)
  • 12–3 PM41%(49 flights)
  • 3–6 PM47%(17 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(22 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM86%(14 flights)
On-time trend by month
40%
May

Jun 47% → May 40% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202547%45
July 202546%11
August 202589%27
September 202590%10
October 202583%24
March 202691%22
May 202640%20
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
173
Months covered
10

Based on 181 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.