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Flight Reliability

AA 6238 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 6238 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

57%
Arrive within 15 minutes
32 min
Average arrival delay
7.0%
Cancelled
6 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 242 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon46%(33 flights)
  • Tue62%(34 flights)
  • Wed69%(29 flights)
  • Thu69%(36 flights)
  • Fri46%(33 flights)
  • Sat79%(24 flights)
  • Sun37%(35 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM79%(24 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM56%(52 flights)
  • 12–3 PM58%(95 flights)
  • 3–6 PM38%(42 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM80%(10 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Sep 82% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
September 202582%27
November 202587%15
December 202527%37
January 202673%22
February 202657%30
March 202640%50
April 202663%24
May 202686%14
Departures on time
65%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
224
Months covered
9

Based on 242 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.