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Flight Reliability

AA 5273 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5273 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

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
27 min
Average arrival delay
4.8%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 357 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(49 flights)
  • Tue75%(51 flights)
  • Wed74%(50 flights)
  • Thu65%(46 flights)
  • Fri79%(47 flights)
  • Sat71%(48 flights)
  • Sun69%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(19 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(6 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(39 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(246 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM86%(28 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 48% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202548%29
July 202543%28
August 202589%28
September 202579%29
October 202571%31
November 202589%28
December 202581%31
January 202681%26
February 202671%24
March 202680%25
April 202679%29
May 202671%31
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
339
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.