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Flight Reliability

AA 5451 · American Airlines

Charlotte → PIA (CLTPIA)

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
7.5%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 293 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Wednesdays have been rough.

AA 5451 arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays and just 64% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 5451 was cancelled 7.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Slipping a little lately.

AA 5451 arrived on time 68% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 73% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(42 flights)
  • Tue85%(40 flights)
  • Wed64%(39 flights)
  • Thu67%(39 flights)
  • Fri77%(34 flights)
  • Sat81%(37 flights)
  • Sun76%(38 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 PM(1 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM76%(268 flights)
On-time trend by month
65%
May

Jun 63% → May 65% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%24
July 202578%23
October 202596%25
November 2025100%27
December 202572%25
January 202672%25
February 202674%27
March 202655%29
April 202683%29
May 202665%31
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
269
Months covered
11

Based on 293 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.