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Flight Reliability

AA 839 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 839 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
1 min early
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 195 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(23 flights)
  • Tue87%(23 flights)
  • Wed92%(24 flights)
  • Thu96%(26 flights)
  • Fri92%(25 flights)
  • Sat76%(45 flights)
  • Sun77%(26 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(150 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM55%(20 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(22 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
May

Aug 79% → May 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202579%28
October 202592%26
November 202568%19
December 202580%30
February 2026100%15
April 202696%24
May 202695%20
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
192
Months covered
12

Based on 195 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.