Flight Reliability
AA 802 · American Airlines
Raleigh–Durham → Dallas–Fort Worth (RDU–DFW)
77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 86%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 6 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.5%
- Cancelled
- 6 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 288 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Tuesdays have been rough.
AA 802 arrived on time 94% of the time on Saturdays and just 78% on Tuesdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Better than the RDU–DFW route average.
AA 802 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 78% across the RDU–DFW route.
Better than the American Airlines network average.
AA 802 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
AA 802 was cancelled 3.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon93%(42 flights)
- Tue78%(41 flights)
- Wed80%(39 flights)
- Thu79%(43 flights)
- Fri92%(39 flights)
- Sat94%(31 flights)
- Sun85%(41 flights)
90%
May
Jun 80% → May 90% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 80% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 81% | 26 |
| August 2025 | 75% | 12 |
| October 2025 | 88% | 24 |
| November 2025 | 89% | 28 |
| December 2025 | 74% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 80% | 25 |
| February 2026 | 92% | 25 |
| March 2026 | 89% | 27 |
| April 2026 | 100% | 27 |
| May 2026 | 90% | 20 |
- Departures on time
- 88%
- Diverted
- 0.7%
- Flights flown
- 276
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 288 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.