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AA 5849 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5849 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

84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
14 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 426 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(57 flights)
  • Tue81%(58 flights)
  • Wed95%(57 flights)
  • Thu82%(60 flights)
  • Fri88%(58 flights)
  • Sat78%(67 flights)
  • Sun81%(58 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(4 flights)
  • 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM93%(59 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(222 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(37 flights)
  • 6–9 PM83%(82 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM70%(10 flights)
On-time trend by month
96%
May

Jun 56% → May 96% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202556%27
July 202569%29
August 202588%42
September 202590%31
October 202588%57
November 202593%59
December 202589%61
January 202685%58
February 202673%26
May 202696%22
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
415
Months covered
12

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Based on 426 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.