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AA 5803 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5803 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

87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min early
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
15 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 533 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(71 flights)
  • Tue90%(77 flights)
  • Wed90%(76 flights)
  • Thu83%(75 flights)
  • Fri86%(73 flights)
  • Sat85%(73 flights)
  • Sun84%(77 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(103 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(142 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(149 flights)
  • 3–6 PM93%(128 flights)
On-time trend by month
98%
May

Jun 73% → May 98% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%30
July 202594%31
August 202594%16
September 202593%29
October 202582%28
November 202583%46
December 202579%62
January 202698%55
February 202678%54
March 202684%61
April 202690%60
May 202698%50
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
522
Months covered
12

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Based on 533 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.