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Flight Reliability

AA 5820 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5820 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

82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 468 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(70 flights)
  • Tue88%(66 flights)
  • Wed86%(70 flights)
  • Thu83%(69 flights)
  • Fri75%(72 flights)
  • Sat83%(46 flights)
  • Sun77%(66 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM82%(22 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(128 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(179 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(69 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(61 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 71% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%52
July 202579%52
August 202585%33
September 202590%30
October 202583%30
November 202586%57
December 202590%48
January 202680%30
February 202680%35
March 202671%52
April 202690%20
May 202690%20
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
459
Months covered
12

Based on 468 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.