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Flight Reliability

AA 5421 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5421 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

92%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min early
Average arrival delay
4.8%
Cancelled
18 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 208 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon96%(23 flights)
  • Tue96%(26 flights)
  • Wed85%(27 flights)
  • Thu96%(27 flights)
  • Fri93%(30 flights)
  • Sat100%(26 flights)
  • Sun84%(37 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM85%(20 flights)
  • 6–9 AM95%(121 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(3 flights)
  • 12–3 PM90%(48 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(2 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
May

Jun 90% → May 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%20
July 202597%29
August 202596%28
September 202597%30
January 202686%21
February 202692%13
April 202692%24
May 202695%19
Departures on time
93%
Diverted
1.0%
Flights flown
196
Months covered
12

Based on 208 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.