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Flight Reliability

AA 5948 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5948 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
17 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 295 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(41 flights)
  • Tue87%(39 flights)
  • Wed84%(37 flights)
  • Thu96%(45 flights)
  • Fri90%(38 flights)
  • Sat81%(43 flights)
  • Sun84%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(125 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM100%(11 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(2 flights)
  • 6–9 PM87%(101 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM83%(53 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
Mar

Jun 93% → Mar 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%30
July 202583%30
August 202587%31
September 2025100%16
October 202587%30
November 202593%29
December 202586%29
January 202680%30
February 202693%27
March 202677%30
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
292
Months covered
12

Based on 295 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.