AA5040 CLT → ATL

American Airlines · Charlotte, NC to Atlanta, GA · 41 flights observed, 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-30 · 226 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 83% on-time on Thursdays vs. 17% on Fridays.

AA5040 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for CLT → ATL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
54%
Median delay
+6 min
90th percentile
+114 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA5040 on time?

Across 41 flights on CLT → ATL from 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-30, AA5040 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 54% of the time. The median arrival delay was +6 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +114 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2254%
16-30 min37%
31-60 min37%
61-120 min922%
2+ hrs410%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-051145%+55 min
2026-063057%+34 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon650%
Tue650%
Wed580%
Thu683%
Fri617%
Sat667%
Sun633%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…