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Flight Reliability

AA 5972 · American Airlines

MOB → Charlotte (MOB–CLT)

93
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
91%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Tuesday is the weak spot.

AA 5972 arrived on time 96% of the time on Thursdays. On Tuesdays: 84%.

A bit ahead of the MOB–CLT route.

AA 5972 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 84% across the MOB–CLT route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 5972 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Ticking up lately.

AA 5972 arrived on time 90% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 86% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon92%(51 flights)
  • Tue84%(51 flights)
  • Wed92%(51 flights)
  • Thu96%(52 flights)
  • Fri94%(52 flights)
  • Sat90%(51 flights)
  • Sun89%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(228 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(132 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 93% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%29
July 202587%31
August 2025100%31
September 202597%30
October 202594%31
November 202593%30
December 202584%31
January 202693%28
February 202682%27
March 202684%31
April 202697%30
May 202690%31
Departures on time
92%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
360
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 365 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.