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Flight Reliability

AA 5888 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5888 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
3 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 270 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(39 flights)
  • Tue82%(28 flights)
  • Wed87%(39 flights)
  • Thu83%(42 flights)
  • Fri82%(38 flights)
  • Sat91%(34 flights)
  • Sun85%(41 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(123 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(128 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(9 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
Apr

Nov 82% → Apr 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202582%56
December 202584%38
January 202680%44
February 202691%43
March 202686%62
April 202667%12
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
261
Months covered
8

Based on 270 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.