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AA 5872 · American Airlines

ERI → Charlotte (ERI–CLT)

91
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
91%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Skip Saturday if you can.

AA 5872 arrived on time 98% of the time on Sundays. On Saturdays: 87%.

A bit ahead of the ERI–CLT route.

AA 5872 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 85% across the ERI–CLT route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 5872 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(51 flights)
  • Tue90%(50 flights)
  • Wed90%(52 flights)
  • Thu92%(50 flights)
  • Fri92%(52 flights)
  • Sat87%(52 flights)
  • Sun98%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(11 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(345 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 93% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%28
July 202597%31
August 202594%31
September 202597%30
October 202594%31
November 202597%30
December 202584%31
January 202682%28
February 202696%27
March 202679%29
April 202690%30
May 202694%31
Departures on time
93%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
357
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 365 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.