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Flight Reliability

AA 6291 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 6291 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

77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 216 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(31 flights)
  • Tue83%(30 flights)
  • Wed86%(28 flights)
  • Thu74%(31 flights)
  • Fri76%(29 flights)
  • Sat61%(31 flights)
  • Sun73%(33 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(30 flights)
  • 12–3 PM96%(24 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(83 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(76 flights)
On-time trend by month
64%
May

Jun 73% → May 64% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%59
July 202573%60
August 202580%10
September 202585%27
March 202692%24
May 202664%22
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
0.9%
Flights flown
213
Months covered
8

Based on 216 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.