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AA 896 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 896 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 324 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(50 flights)
  • Tue86%(42 flights)
  • Wed77%(39 flights)
  • Thu77%(47 flights)
  • Fri77%(52 flights)
  • Sat84%(38 flights)
  • Sun79%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM80%(113 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(101 flights)
  • 12–3 PM93%(30 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(66 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(2 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 89% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202589%26
July 202587%31
August 202570%30
September 202580%30
October 202583%30
November 202567%15
December 202594%16
January 202675%28
February 202663%27
March 202678%50
April 202663%16
May 202688%17
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
316
Months covered
12

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Based on 324 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.