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Flight Reliability

AA 5431 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5431 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

83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 575 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(91 flights)
  • Tue80%(50 flights)
  • Wed78%(64 flights)
  • Thu89%(97 flights)
  • Fri87%(92 flights)
  • Sat80%(60 flights)
  • Sun80%(96 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(281 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(269 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 90% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%50
July 202593%54
August 202583%40
September 202587%37
October 202594%36
November 202594%46
December 202574%46
January 202665%54
February 202677%47
March 202683%54
April 202677%44
May 202686%42
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
1.2%
Flights flown
550
Months covered
12

Based on 575 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.