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Flight Reliability

AA 5788 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5788 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

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 473 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon63%(65 flights)
  • Tue87%(60 flights)
  • Wed84%(70 flights)
  • Thu69%(64 flights)
  • Fri79%(70 flights)
  • Sat71%(62 flights)
  • Sun68%(66 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM72%(18 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM100%(28 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(56 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(86 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(269 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Jun 50% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%28
July 202548%31
August 202593%30
September 202583%29
October 202583%57
November 202575%52
December 202574%46
January 202681%21
February 202674%42
March 202665%60
April 202697%32
May 202672%29
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
457
Months covered
12

Based on 473 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.