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Flight Reliability

AA 6502 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 6502 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

62%
Arrive within 15 minutes
29 min
Average arrival delay
4.9%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 283 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(43 flights)
  • Tue64%(33 flights)
  • Wed64%(33 flights)
  • Thu61%(41 flights)
  • Fri55%(38 flights)
  • Sat61%(38 flights)
  • Sun56%(43 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM51%(81 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(4 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(184 flights)
On-time trend by month
52%
Mar

Jun 70% → Mar 52% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%30
July 202567%30
August 202570%30
September 202567%30
October 202553%19
November 202571%28
December 202565%31
January 202653%17
February 202643%21
March 202652%27
Departures on time
63%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
269
Months covered
11

Based on 283 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.