AA5979 MOB → CLT

American Airlines · Mobile, AL to Charlotte, NC · 225 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-04-06 · 526 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -7 min, while the worst 10% run +56 min or later.

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

On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+56 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is AA5979 on time?

Across 225 flights on MOB → CLT from 2025-07-01 to 2026-04-06, AA5979 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 79% of the time. The median arrival delay was -7 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +56 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time17379%
16-30 min105%
31-60 min178%
61-120 min105%
2+ hrs105%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072850%+35 min
2025-082972%+27 min
2025-093083%-6 min
2025-102095%-10 min
2025-122685%+24 min
2026-012488%-1 min
2026-022677%+8 min
2026-033181%+9 min
2026-046100%-12 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3577%
Tue2492%
Wed2990%
Thu3468%
Fri3382%
Sat3278%
Sun3370%

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