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Flight Reliability

AA 5479 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5479 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

92%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min early
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
14 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 156 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon95%(19 flights)
  • Tue84%(25 flights)
  • Wed100%(29 flights)
  • Thu90%(20 flights)
  • Fri95%(19 flights)
  • Sat90%(20 flights)
  • Sun91%(22 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(32 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(103 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(4 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(7 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(7 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Jun 86% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%28
September 202593%28
October 202590%31
April 2026100%24
May 2026100%21
Departures on time
95%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
154
Months covered
10

Based on 156 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.