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AA 5642 · American Airlines

Charlotte → LFT (CLT–LFT)89% of its flights flew this route. The rest (TYS–CLT) are included in these numbers.

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Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
2.9%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 175 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

AA 5642 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 76% between 6–9 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

AA 5642 arrived on time 89% of the time on Fridays and just 67% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Better than the CLT–LFT route average.

AA 5642 arrived on time 78% of the time, versus 71% across the CLT–LFT route.

Slipping a little lately.

AA 5642 arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 82% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(26 flights)
  • Tue86%(21 flights)
  • Wed82%(22 flights)
  • Thu67%(27 flights)
  • Fri89%(27 flights)
  • Sat70%(20 flights)
  • Sun73%(26 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(9 flights)
  • 3–6 PM92%(12 flights)
  • 6–9 PM76%(147 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
Mar

Sep 88% → Mar 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
September 202588%16
November 202590%29
December 202568%31
January 202685%27
February 202673%26
March 202671%31
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
169
Months covered
8

Same route, other flights

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Based on 175 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.