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Flight Reliability

AA 5424 · American Airlines

Pensacola → Washington (PNS–DCA)

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
59 min
Average arrival delay
4.4%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 363 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Thursday is the weak spot.

AA 5424 arrived on time 88% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 74%.

Better than the PNS–DCA route average.

AA 5424 arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 72% across the PNS–DCA route.

A bit ahead of the American Airlines network.

AA 5424 arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 5424 was cancelled 4.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(49 flights)
  • Tue81%(48 flights)
  • Wed88%(50 flights)
  • Thu74%(49 flights)
  • Fri78%(51 flights)
  • Sat88%(50 flights)
  • Sun76%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM81%(345 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 77% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%26
July 202569%26
August 202571%31
September 202573%30
October 202590%31
November 202587%30
December 202583%29
January 202682%28
February 202681%26
March 202677%30
April 202690%29
May 202697%30
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
346
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 363 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.