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Flight Reliability

AA 5272 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5272 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
25 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
3 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 273 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon59%(34 flights)
  • Tue60%(40 flights)
  • Wed74%(50 flights)
  • Thu72%(32 flights)
  • Fri63%(32 flights)
  • Sat73%(48 flights)
  • Sun61%(31 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM70%(40 flights)
  • 12–3 PM59%(41 flights)
  • 3–6 PM57%(62 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(119 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(5 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 47% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202547%30
July 202558%31
October 202553%53
November 202590%30
December 202568%31
January 202667%27
February 2026100%14
April 202679%14
May 202678%23
Departures on time
70%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
267
Months covered
12

Based on 273 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.