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Flight Reliability

AA 6290 · American Airlines

Portland → Los Angeles (PDXLAX)

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 311 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Monday is the weak spot.

AA 6290 arrived on time 92% of the time on Sundays. On Mondays: 78%.

A bit behind the PDX–LAX route.

AA 6290 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 87% across the PDX–LAX route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 6290 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(51 flights)
  • Tue81%(41 flights)
  • Wed89%(35 flights)
  • Thu81%(41 flights)
  • Fri82%(51 flights)
  • Sat86%(42 flights)
  • Sun92%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(9 flights)
  • 6–9 AM83%(299 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 80% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%30
July 202597%31
August 202590%31
September 202584%25
October 202588%25
November 202586%22
December 202568%22
January 202683%12
February 202684%19
March 202673%30
April 202680%30
May 202687%31
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
308
Months covered
12

Based on 311 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.