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Flight Reliability

AA 5992 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5992 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

89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min early
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
15 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 412 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon89%(54 flights)
  • Tue95%(57 flights)
  • Wed97%(57 flights)
  • Thu83%(58 flights)
  • Fri85%(58 flights)
  • Sat85%(59 flights)
  • Sun88%(60 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(260 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(29 flights)
  • 3–6 PM88%(59 flights)
  • 6–9 PM87%(55 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 97% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202597%33
July 202587%31
August 202571%31
September 202593%30
October 202587%31
November 202596%24
December 202586%36
January 202696%28
February 202689%26
March 202690%31
April 202689%52
May 202686%50
Departures on time
89%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
403
Months covered
12

Based on 412 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.