Flight Reliability
AA 5678 · American Airlines
HPN → Washington (HPN–DCA)
64
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 80%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 20 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.1%
- Cancelled
- 5 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 362 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Skip Tuesday if you can.
AA 5678 arrived on time 88% of the time on Saturdays. On Tuesdays: 76%.
Well ahead of the HPN–DCA route.
AA 5678 arrived on time 80% of the time, versus 62% across the HPN–DCA route.
A bit ahead of the American Airlines network.
AA 5678 arrived on time 80% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
AA 5678 was cancelled 4.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon78%(49 flights)
- Tue76%(50 flights)
- Wed79%(48 flights)
- Thu78%(50 flights)
- Fri83%(48 flights)
- Sat88%(49 flights)
- Sun78%(51 flights)
86%
May
Jun 82% → May 86% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 82% | 27 |
| July 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 77% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 29 |
| October 2025 | 81% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 70% | 27 |
| January 2026 | 82% | 28 |
| February 2026 | 67% | 24 |
| March 2026 | 71% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 79% | 29 |
| May 2026 | 86% | 28 |
- Departures on time
- 87%
- Diverted
- 0.6%
- Flights flown
- 345
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 362 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.