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Flight Reliability

AA 5891 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5891 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

61%
Arrive within 15 minutes
29 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 275 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(37 flights)
  • Tue61%(41 flights)
  • Wed61%(36 flights)
  • Thu49%(37 flights)
  • Fri54%(37 flights)
  • Sat74%(39 flights)
  • Sun56%(39 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(6 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(4 flights)
  • 3–6 PM38%(104 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(107 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(45 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
Mar

Jun 56% → Mar 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202556%34
July 202538%24
August 202555%29
September 202515%26
October 202546%26
November 202586%28
December 202578%27
January 202683%12
February 202689%18
March 202673%30
Departures on time
67%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
266
Months covered
12

Based on 275 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.