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AA 5853 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5853 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
14 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 552 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(81 flights)
  • Tue78%(80 flights)
  • Wed91%(77 flights)
  • Thu81%(78 flights)
  • Fri82%(76 flights)
  • Sat87%(61 flights)
  • Sun79%(81 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM65%(26 flights)
  • 12–3 PM68%(19 flights)
  • 3–6 PM89%(162 flights)
  • 6–9 PM78%(326 flights)
On-time trend by month
59%
May

Jun 57% → May 59% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%54
July 202549%51
August 202588%49
September 202587%60
October 202592%59
November 202595%55
December 202579%38
January 202693%28
February 202691%44
March 202684%61
April 2026100%13
May 202659%22
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
534
Months covered
12

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Based on 552 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.