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Flight Reliability

AA 897 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 897 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

64%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
4.0%
Cancelled
2 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 323 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon52%(48 flights)
  • Tue78%(45 flights)
  • Wed61%(49 flights)
  • Thu63%(46 flights)
  • Fri67%(45 flights)
  • Sat76%(33 flights)
  • Sun57%(42 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(72 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(43 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(9 flights)
  • 6–9 PM52%(184 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 45% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202545%29
July 202548%25
August 202574%27
September 202527%26
October 202563%27
November 202561%28
December 202577%31
January 202680%25
February 202689%26
March 202655%20
April 202676%25
May 202679%19
Departures on time
70%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
308
Months covered
12

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Based on 323 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.