Flight Reliability
AA 983 · American Airlines
Miami → Richmond (MIA–RIC)92% of its flights flew this route. The rest (DFW–ORD, ORD–DFW) are included in these numbers.
- 63%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 39 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.6%
- Cancelled
- 5 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 180 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
9 PM–12 AM has a slight edge.
Departures between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 65% of the time, against 62% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
AA 983 arrived on time 92% of the time on Wednesdays and just 42% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the MIA–RIC route.
AA 983 arrived on time 63% of the time, versus 70% across the MIA–RIC route.
Lagging the American Airlines network.
AA 983 arrived on time 63% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon63%(27 flights)
- Tue60%(25 flights)
- Wed92%(24 flights)
- Thu54%(26 flights)
- Fri56%(25 flights)
- Sat73%(26 flights)
- Sun42%(26 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM—(6 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(5 flights)
- 6–9 PM62%(13 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM65%(155 flights)
Jun 53% → May 64% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 53% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 45% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 67% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 77% | 31 |
| May 2026 | 64% | 14 |
- Departures on time
- 61%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 179
- Months covered
- 9
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 180 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.