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Flight Reliability

AA 5250 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5250 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
5.9%
Cancelled
14 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 357 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(46 flights)
  • Tue80%(50 flights)
  • Wed84%(49 flights)
  • Thu83%(48 flights)
  • Fri83%(48 flights)
  • Sat86%(44 flights)
  • Sun74%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(2 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(168 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM97%(34 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(75 flights)
  • 3–6 PM41%(56 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 44% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202544%25
July 202540%25
August 202570%30
September 202595%58
October 202597%36
November 202597%29
December 202590%30
January 202686%28
February 202688%25
March 202681%26
May 202671%14
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
335
Months covered
12

Based on 357 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.