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Flight Reliability

AA 5397 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5397 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 287 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(39 flights)
  • Tue87%(37 flights)
  • Wed70%(40 flights)
  • Thu76%(42 flights)
  • Fri75%(44 flights)
  • Sat79%(34 flights)
  • Sun84%(44 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(145 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(41 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(67 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM69%(26 flights)
On-time trend by month
61%
May

Jun 79% → May 61% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%28
July 202574%31
August 202584%31
September 202586%22
November 202568%25
December 202570%30
January 202686%28
February 202685%26
March 202681%31
May 202661%18
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
280
Months covered
12

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Based on 287 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.