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AA 5900 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5900 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

86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min early
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
14 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 696 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(103 flights)
  • Tue91%(103 flights)
  • Wed95%(103 flights)
  • Thu85%(95 flights)
  • Fri81%(101 flights)
  • Sat81%(95 flights)
  • Sun91%(84 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM97%(30 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM97%(71 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(231 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(291 flights)
  • 6–9 PM86%(51 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM80%(10 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 72% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%60
July 202586%58
August 202586%57
September 202589%52
October 202585%59
November 202593%57
December 202577%62
January 202693%54
February 202675%52
March 202686%62
April 202695%60
May 202694%51
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0.1%
Flights flown
684
Months covered
12

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Based on 696 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.