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Flight Reliability

AA 5440 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5440 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

76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 307 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(50 flights)
  • Tue82%(39 flights)
  • Wed81%(48 flights)
  • Thu76%(45 flights)
  • Fri68%(47 flights)
  • Sat97%(29 flights)
  • Sun67%(46 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM100%(41 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM96%(53 flights)
  • 12–3 PM68%(95 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(43 flights)
  • 6–9 PM54%(70 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 53% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202553%30
July 202556%27
August 202561%28
September 202582%22
October 202592%25
December 202571%14
February 202667%21
March 202667%42
April 202691%56
May 202697%36
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
304
Months covered
12

Based on 307 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.