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Flight Reliability

AA 6281 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 6281 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

59%
Arrive within 15 minutes
30 min
Average arrival delay
5.2%
Cancelled
6 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 309 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon56%(43 flights)
  • Tue66%(32 flights)
  • Wed67%(43 flights)
  • Thu70%(47 flights)
  • Fri54%(43 flights)
  • Sat47%(38 flights)
  • Sun50%(44 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM44%(27 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(64 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(139 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(36 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM46%(24 flights)
On-time trend by month
56%
May

Jun 48% → May 56% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202548%25
July 202552%23
August 202553%30
September 202566%29
October 202546%28
November 202575%12
December 202575%12
January 202656%39
February 202660%20
April 202671%38
May 202656%34
Departures on time
59%
Diverted
1.0%
Flights flown
290
Months covered
11

Based on 309 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.