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Flight Reliability

AA 5678 · American Airlines

HPN → Washington (HPNDCA)

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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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(49 flights)
  • Tue76%(50 flights)
  • Wed79%(48 flights)
  • Thu78%(50 flights)
  • Fri83%(48 flights)
  • Sat88%(49 flights)
  • Sun78%(51 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 82% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202582%27
July 202590%30
August 202577%31
September 202583%29
October 202581%31
November 202590%30
December 202570%27
January 202682%28
February 202667%24
March 202671%31
April 202679%29
May 202686%28
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
345
Months covered
12

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.