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Flight Reliability

AA 6406 · American Airlines

Palm Springs → Phoenix (PSP–PHX)

90
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Saturdays have been rough.

AA 6406 arrived on time 90% of the time on Fridays and just 75% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the PSP–PHX route.

AA 6406 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 79% across the PSP–PHX route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 6406 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 365 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(52 flights)
  • Tue85%(52 flights)
  • Wed87%(52 flights)
  • Thu83%(52 flights)
  • Fri90%(52 flights)
  • Sat75%(52 flights)
  • Sun87%(53 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(359 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(5 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 77% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%30
July 202577%31
August 202584%31
September 202590%30
October 202581%31
November 202577%30
December 202581%31
January 202681%31
February 2026100%28
March 202684%31
April 202687%30
May 202690%31
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
365
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 365 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.