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Flight Reliability

AA 5908 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5908 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
6 min early
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 296 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon93%(44 flights)
  • Tue87%(37 flights)
  • Wed92%(38 flights)
  • Thu77%(43 flights)
  • Fri91%(43 flights)
  • Sat93%(41 flights)
  • Sun77%(44 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(61 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(79 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(9 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(36 flights)
  • 3–6 PM84%(25 flights)
  • 6–9 PM82%(55 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM92%(25 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jul 81% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202581%26
August 202582%50
September 202597%32
October 202581%31
November 202592%24
December 202593%14
February 2026100%17
March 202687%31
April 202690%30
May 202679%29
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
290
Months covered
11

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Based on 296 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.