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AA 5818 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5818 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

88%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min early
Average arrival delay
2.9%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 415 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(55 flights)
  • Tue86%(56 flights)
  • Wed93%(56 flights)
  • Thu86%(58 flights)
  • Fri93%(58 flights)
  • Sat88%(58 flights)
  • Sun87%(60 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM80%(15 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM95%(100 flights)
  • 3–6 PM89%(35 flights)
  • 6–9 PM83%(175 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM90%(76 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 67% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%30
July 202583%30
August 202597%30
September 202587%30
October 202587%31
November 202590%29
December 202579%29
January 202689%27
February 202697%39
March 202692%60
April 202691%35
May 202684%31
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
401
Months covered
12

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Based on 415 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.