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Flight Reliability

AA 6461 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 6461 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

84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 489 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(70 flights)
  • Tue85%(54 flights)
  • Wed84%(69 flights)
  • Thu83%(69 flights)
  • Fri93%(71 flights)
  • Sat90%(76 flights)
  • Sun76%(70 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(155 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(201 flights)
  • 12–3 PM94%(36 flights)
  • 3–6 PM84%(49 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(38 flights)
On-time trend by month
61%
May

Jun 54% → May 61% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202554%26
July 202592%24
August 2025100%21
September 202575%28
October 202567%49
November 202580%55
December 202590%48
January 202692%60
February 202691%56
March 202695%62
April 202691%32
May 202661%18
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
479
Months covered
12

Based on 489 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.