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AA 5234 · American Airlines

Dayton → Charlotte (DAY–CLT)82% of its flights flew this route. The rest (DFW–SHV, SHV–DFW) are included in these numbers.

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
90%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min early
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
16 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 374 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Skip Monday if you can.

AA 5234 arrived on time 95% of the time on Fridays. On Mondays: 85%.

Better than the DAY–CLT route average.

AA 5234 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 83% across the DAY–CLT route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 5234 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Trending in the right direction.

AA 5234 arrived on time 95% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 84% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(54 flights)
  • Tue88%(32 flights)
  • Wed93%(57 flights)
  • Thu95%(56 flights)
  • Fri95%(57 flights)
  • Sat87%(54 flights)
  • Sun88%(57 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(334 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(33 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 93% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%28
July 202593%30
August 202597%31
September 202591%56
October 202592%36
November 202578%27
December 202581%31
January 202688%25
February 202683%24
March 202696%25
April 202696%26
May 202693%28
Departures on time
90%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
367
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 374 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.