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AA 5826 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5826 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

85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 604 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(83 flights)
  • Tue89%(88 flights)
  • Wed90%(86 flights)
  • Thu82%(84 flights)
  • Fri92%(85 flights)
  • Sat86%(81 flights)
  • Sun81%(86 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM96%(22 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM96%(46 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(270 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(174 flights)
  • 6–9 PM96%(81 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 93% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%30
July 202568%57
August 202581%62
September 202571%58
October 202587%62
November 202590%57
December 202584%62
January 202689%55
February 202689%37
April 202698%48
May 202690%58
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
593
Months covered
12

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Based on 604 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.