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AA 5898 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5898 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

87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 500 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(70 flights)
  • Tue92%(73 flights)
  • Wed89%(73 flights)
  • Thu90%(61 flights)
  • Fri91%(75 flights)
  • Sat89%(72 flights)
  • Sun80%(61 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(84 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(85 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(134 flights)
  • 6–9 PM91%(87 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM87%(95 flights)
On-time trend by month
91%
May

Jun 90% → May 91% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%30
July 202597%31
August 202579%29
September 202588%42
October 202581%31
November 202593%54
December 202569%58
January 202694%33
February 202688%41
March 202686%58
April 202697%36
May 202691%42
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
485
Months covered
12

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Based on 500 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.