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Flight Reliability

AA 853 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 853 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 169 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(24 flights)
  • Tue88%(24 flights)
  • Wed85%(26 flights)
  • Thu73%(22 flights)
  • Fri67%(24 flights)
  • Sat91%(21 flights)
  • Sun80%(25 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM96%(78 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(34 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM54%(52 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
May

Nov 56% → May 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202556%16
December 202574%19
January 202679%24
February 202667%27
March 202687%31
April 202697%30
May 202695%19
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
166
Months covered
7

Based on 169 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.