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Flight Reliability

AA 5290 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5290 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

72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
5.0%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 379 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(52 flights)
  • Tue69%(49 flights)
  • Wed67%(49 flights)
  • Thu78%(55 flights)
  • Fri71%(58 flights)
  • Sat75%(47 flights)
  • Sun71%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM67%(30 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(84 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(135 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(103 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(7 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 65% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%43
July 202551%51
November 202570%27
December 202547%36
January 202667%24
March 202691%46
April 202691%54
May 202687%60
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
359
Months covered
10

Based on 379 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.