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Flight Reliability

AA 5473 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5473 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

67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
6.3%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 380 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(53 flights)
  • Tue70%(47 flights)
  • Wed58%(59 flights)
  • Thu58%(57 flights)
  • Fri67%(54 flights)
  • Sat81%(26 flights)
  • Sun70%(59 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(36 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(84 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(28 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM53%(205 flights)
On-time trend by month
62%
May

Jun 61% → May 62% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202561%23
July 202541%22
August 202589%54
September 202585%60
October 202577%35
November 202552%23
December 202564%28
January 202635%20
February 202641%22
March 202656%25
April 202664%22
May 202662%21
Departures on time
68%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
355
Months covered
12

Based on 380 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.