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Flight Reliability

AA 642 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 642 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

76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
2.7%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 187 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon96%(25 flights)
  • Tue75%(28 flights)
  • Wed69%(26 flights)
  • Thu73%(26 flights)
  • Fri79%(24 flights)
  • Sat76%(25 flights)
  • Sun67%(27 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(54 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(43 flights)
  • 3–6 PM45%(40 flights)
  • 6–9 PM93%(44 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 71% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%28
July 202545%29
August 202587%30
October 202585%26
April 202692%24
May 202690%31
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
181
Months covered
9

Based on 187 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.