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Flight Reliability

AA 872 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 872 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
22 min
Average arrival delay
3.7%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 136 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(21 flights)
  • Tue88%(16 flights)
  • Wed80%(15 flights)
  • Thu90%(19 flights)
  • Fri76%(21 flights)
  • Sat72%(18 flights)
  • Sun81%(21 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(16 flights)
  • 12–3 PM96%(44 flights)
  • 3–6 PM88%(17 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(5 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM63%(49 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 67% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%21
July 202567%27
October 202593%15
April 2026100%24
May 202690%31
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
131
Months covered
8

Based on 136 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.