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Flight Reliability

AA 5420 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5420 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

77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 222 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(29 flights)
  • Tue73%(33 flights)
  • Wed82%(28 flights)
  • Thu79%(38 flights)
  • Fri85%(33 flights)
  • Sat75%(16 flights)
  • Sun73%(40 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM75%(52 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM62%(53 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(49 flights)
  • 3–6 PM86%(51 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(8 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 60% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%42
July 202570%54
September 202585%13
April 202685%48
May 202682%39
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
217
Months covered
12

Based on 222 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.