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AA 5909 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5909 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

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 618 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(88 flights)
  • Tue75%(80 flights)
  • Wed91%(79 flights)
  • Thu76%(89 flights)
  • Fri71%(85 flights)
  • Sat84%(90 flights)
  • Sun73%(92 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM84%(142 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(384 flights)
  • 6–9 PM90%(40 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM89%(37 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 76% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%59
July 202561%61
August 202582%34
September 202593%57
October 202580%40
November 202590%58
December 202579%58
January 202674%54
February 202670%56
March 202675%59
April 202697%36
May 202684%31
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
603
Months covered
12

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Based on 618 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.