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Flight Reliability

AA 6518 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 6518 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 203 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(30 flights)
  • Tue88%(25 flights)
  • Wed95%(20 flights)
  • Thu84%(37 flights)
  • Fri56%(27 flights)
  • Sat64%(22 flights)
  • Sun90%(38 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(37 flights)
  • 12–3 PM100%(28 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(71 flights)
  • 6–9 PM78%(46 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM77%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
Mar

Jun 39% → Mar 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202539%26
July 202583%29
August 202572%25
September 202590%30
November 2025100%26
January 202667%12
March 202679%24
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
199
Months covered
11

Based on 203 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.