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Flight Reliability

AA 5902 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5902 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

80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 470 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(63 flights)
  • Tue81%(67 flights)
  • Wed83%(65 flights)
  • Thu77%(64 flights)
  • Fri79%(66 flights)
  • Sat75%(64 flights)
  • Sun78%(69 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(4 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(70 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(72 flights)
  • 12–3 PM90%(93 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(86 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(107 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM85%(26 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 56% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202556%27
July 202552%50
August 202582%34
September 202592%26
October 202584%31
November 202595%57
December 202572%36
January 202688%24
February 202689%27
March 202690%31
April 202685%54
May 202675%61
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
458
Months covered
12

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Based on 470 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.