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Flight Reliability

AA 5471 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5471 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
8.0%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 387 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(56 flights)
  • Tue74%(49 flights)
  • Wed81%(52 flights)
  • Thu83%(59 flights)
  • Fri64%(52 flights)
  • Sat87%(37 flights)
  • Sun69%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM95%(39 flights)
  • 6–9 AM77%(141 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(32 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(11 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(58 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(75 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 41% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202541%29
July 202562%26
August 202564%28
October 202580%40
November 202584%38
December 202581%53
January 202666%29
February 202673%22
March 202673%26
April 202688%25
May 202694%31
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
356
Months covered
12

Based on 387 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.