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Flight Reliability

AA 5386 · American Airlines

Melbourne → Charlotte (MLB–CLT)

90
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
94%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min early
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
16 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 354 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Mondays have been rough.

AA 5386 arrived on time 98% of the time on Thursdays and just 82% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Better than the MLB–CLT route average.

AA 5386 arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 83% across the MLB–CLT route.

Well ahead of the American Airlines network.

AA 5386 arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 5386 was cancelled 3.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(51 flights)
  • Tue98%(48 flights)
  • Wed96%(49 flights)
  • Thu98%(50 flights)
  • Fri94%(50 flights)
  • Sat98%(45 flights)
  • Sun92%(50 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 96% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202596%26
July 202593%30
August 202597%29
September 202597%30
October 202594%31
November 202597%29
December 202597%29
January 202696%24
February 202683%24
March 202693%30
April 202693%30
May 202690%31
Departures on time
94%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
343
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 354 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.