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Flight Reliability

AA 5829 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5829 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

86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min early
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 504 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(71 flights)
  • Tue88%(72 flights)
  • Wed89%(70 flights)
  • Thu86%(70 flights)
  • Fri83%(71 flights)
  • Sat91%(68 flights)
  • Sun84%(70 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(62 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM96%(44 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(2 flights)
  • 3–6 PM92%(119 flights)
  • 6–9 PM81%(191 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(74 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 83% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%30
July 2025100%31
August 202584%31
September 202593%30
October 202580%56
November 202586%55
December 202581%59
January 202694%32
February 202695%40
March 202680%61
April 202678%36
May 202694%31
Departures on time
89%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
492
Months covered
12

Based on 504 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.