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AA 5870 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5870 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
5 min
Average arrival delay
2.4%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 504 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(71 flights)
  • Tue77%(74 flights)
  • Wed93%(69 flights)
  • Thu73%(63 flights)
  • Fri81%(73 flights)
  • Sat73%(69 flights)
  • Sun75%(72 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(6 flights)
  • 12–3 PM91%(21 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(103 flights)
  • 6–9 PM81%(302 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM61%(59 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 68% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%25
July 202560%30
August 202584%31
September 202586%29
October 202565%31
November 202588%43
December 202567%48
January 202679%34
February 202673%44
March 202685%60
April 202685%60
May 202677%56
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
491
Months covered
12

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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.