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Flight Reliability

AA 5999 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5999 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

82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
4.4%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 316 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(42 flights)
  • Tue77%(47 flights)
  • Wed94%(46 flights)
  • Thu86%(43 flights)
  • Fri79%(33 flights)
  • Sat78%(46 flights)
  • Sun82%(44 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM77%(47 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(84 flights)
  • 12–3 PM96%(28 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(104 flights)
  • 6–9 PM95%(38 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
May

Jun 46% → May 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202546%24
July 202560%30
August 202587%30
September 202594%18
October 202597%29
November 202590%49
December 202553%19
April 202688%48
May 202695%41
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
301
Months covered
12

Based on 316 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.