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AA 5796 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5796 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

90%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min early
Average arrival delay
2.4%
Cancelled
14 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 654 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon92%(91 flights)
  • Tue92%(76 flights)
  • Wed97%(89 flights)
  • Thu89%(96 flights)
  • Fri93%(97 flights)
  • Sat81%(95 flights)
  • Sun89%(93 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(12 flights)
  • 6–9 AM93%(373 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM93%(176 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(68 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(4 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
May

Jun 61% → May 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202561%51
July 202589%62
August 202597%29
September 202593%56
October 202594%62
November 202592%52
December 202591%46
January 202693%56
February 202691%54
March 202692%61
April 202698%52
May 202695%56
Departures on time
91%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
637
Months covered
12

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Based on 654 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.