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Flight Reliability

AA 5847 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5847 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

90%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min early
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 603 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon92%(84 flights)
  • Tue94%(89 flights)
  • Wed95%(87 flights)
  • Thu84%(88 flights)
  • Fri84%(90 flights)
  • Sat85%(68 flights)
  • Sun91%(89 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM83%(23 flights)
  • 6–9 AM92%(214 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(178 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(45 flights)
  • 3–6 PM91%(119 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM88%(16 flights)
On-time trend by month
91%
May

Jun 95% → May 91% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202595%60
July 202590%62
August 202592%62
September 202580%60
October 202589%62
November 202593%29
December 202582%27
January 2026100%28
February 202678%37
March 202690%52
April 202693%58
May 202691%58
Departures on time
91%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
595
Months covered
12

Based on 603 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.