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Flight Reliability

AA 5943 · American Airlines

Charlotte → ROA (CLTROA)97% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ROA–CLT) are included in these numbers.

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Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
3.9%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 335 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

12–3 PM has a slight edge.

Departures between 12–3 PM arrived on time 80% of the time, against 77% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

AA 5943 arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 74%.

A bit behind the CLT–ROA route.

AA 5943 arrived on time 77% of the time, versus 80% across the CLT–ROA route.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 5943 was cancelled 3.9% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(51 flights)
  • Tue76%(29 flights)
  • Wed82%(49 flights)
  • Thu74%(46 flights)
  • Fri74%(50 flights)
  • Sat79%(47 flights)
  • Sun74%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM80%(20 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM77%(302 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 52% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202552%25
July 202557%30
August 202586%29
September 202583%29
October 202592%26
November 202585%26
December 202582%34
January 202696%22
February 202668%22
March 202664%25
April 202681%26
May 202675%28
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
322
Months covered
12

Based on 335 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.