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Flight Reliability

AA 789 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 789 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

63%
Arrive within 15 minutes
29 min
Average arrival delay
3.9%
Cancelled
6 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 205 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(30 flights)
  • Tue69%(26 flights)
  • Wed63%(32 flights)
  • Thu60%(25 flights)
  • Fri55%(31 flights)
  • Sat61%(31 flights)
  • Sun64%(22 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM71%(24 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(65 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(108 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
May

Jun 59% → May 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%27
July 202547%30
August 202550%22
September 202576%21
November 202573%22
February 202677%17
April 202660%20
May 202669%26
Departures on time
57%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
197
Months covered
11

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Based on 205 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.