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Flight Reliability

AA 5287 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5287 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

83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
6.0%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 300 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(39 flights)
  • Tue77%(35 flights)
  • Wed87%(38 flights)
  • Thu78%(41 flights)
  • Fri87%(37 flights)
  • Sat82%(50 flights)
  • Sun83%(41 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM80%(40 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(152 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(50 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(8 flights)
  • 3–6 PM55%(31 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 92% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202592%24
July 202586%21
August 202590%29
October 202592%25
November 202589%18
December 202579%29
January 202675%24
February 202633%12
April 202688%50
May 202688%41
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
281
Months covered
12

Based on 300 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.