AA5853 LYH → CLT

American Airlines · Lynchburg, VA to Charlotte, NC · 209 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-04-06 · 175 mi

This flight's scheduled flight time has grown by 12 min since 2025-07 — some of the on-time performance may reflect a more generous published schedule, not a faster or more reliable flight.

AA5853 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for LYH → CLT, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
85%
Median delay
-22 min
90th percentile
+36 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is AA5853 on time?

Across 209 flights on LYH → CLT from 2025-07-01 to 2026-04-06, AA5853 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 85% of the time. The median arrival delay was -22 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +36 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time17485%
16-30 min84%
31-60 min84%
61-120 min94%
2+ hrs63%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072454%+27 min
2025-082488%-11 min
2025-093090%-15 min
2025-102993%-26 min
2025-112796%-30 min
2025-121771%+22 min
2026-021794%-11 min
2026-033184%+4 min
2026-046100%-12 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3275%
Tue3278%
Wed3197%
Thu2986%
Fri2990%
Sat2195%
Sun3177%

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