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AA 5843 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5843 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

77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
3.4%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 529 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(75 flights)
  • Tue86%(71 flights)
  • Wed75%(72 flights)
  • Thu77%(74 flights)
  • Fri73%(67 flights)
  • Sat79%(67 flights)
  • Sun75%(83 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM94%(50 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM93%(176 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(18 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(176 flights)
  • 6–9 PM48%(88 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 40% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202540%58
July 202538%58
August 202574%57
September 202597%32
October 202593%54
November 202596%49
December 202590%48
January 202688%34
February 202693%15
April 202690%48
May 202689%54
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
509
Months covered
12

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Based on 529 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.