AA5979 CLT → MOB

American Airlines · Charlotte, NC to Mobile, AL · 232 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-04-06 · 526 mi

This flight's scheduled flight time has grown by 19 min since 2025-07 — some of the on-time performance may reflect a more generous published schedule, not a faster or more reliable flight.

AA5979 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for CLT → MOB, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
81%
Median delay
-13 min
90th percentile
+40 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is AA5979 on time?

Across 232 flights on CLT → MOB from 2025-07-01 to 2026-04-06, AA5979 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 81% of the time. The median arrival delay was -13 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +40 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time18481%
16-30 min146%
31-60 min167%
61-120 min94%
2+ hrs52%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073165%+19 min
2025-082972%+8 min
2025-093083%-6 min
2025-1020100%-21 min
2025-111100%-28 min
2025-122983%-5 min
2026-012584%-2 min
2026-022681%+1 min
2026-033181%-1 min
2026-046100%-17 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3577%
Tue2592%
Wed3288%
Thu3468%
Fri3391%
Sat3574%
Sun3479%

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