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Flight Reliability

AA 986 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 986 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

68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 259 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(37 flights)
  • Tue71%(34 flights)
  • Wed66%(35 flights)
  • Thu71%(38 flights)
  • Fri65%(37 flights)
  • Sat70%(33 flights)
  • Sun62%(37 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(41 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(106 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(104 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 64% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%28
July 202543%30
October 202565%26
November 202583%29
December 202556%27
January 202668%28
February 202682%27
March 202687%30
May 202671%14
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
251
Months covered
11

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Based on 259 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.