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Flight Reliability

AA 5492 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5492 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
23 min
Average arrival delay
5.1%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 351 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(52 flights)
  • Tue77%(51 flights)
  • Wed80%(50 flights)
  • Thu72%(50 flights)
  • Fri82%(49 flights)
  • Sat65%(40 flights)
  • Sun83%(41 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM80%(102 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(59 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(59 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(65 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(48 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 46% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202546%22
July 202535%20
August 202582%55
September 202596%28
October 202589%56
November 202570%30
December 202559%29
February 202693%14
March 202670%27
April 202673%26
May 202681%21
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
333
Months covered
12

Based on 351 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.