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AA 5821 on time

American Airlines 5821: Fayetteville to Charlotte at 5:10 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
172 flights · likely 79–89%
Cancelled
4.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+138 min
average delay
Similar flights
95%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 AA 5821 flights from Fayetteville arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 4.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

AA 5821: FAY → CLT

Scheduled to leave Fayetteville at 5:10 a.m. local time, operated by Piedmont Airlines as PT 5821. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (172 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (95%). Last seen in the data Aug 4, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100JulAug 2025: 96% on time (27 flights)96AugSep 2025: too few flights (2 flights)SepDec 2025: 89% on time (27 flights)89DecJan 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 85% on time (20 flights)85MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JulAug 2026: too few flights (4 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2774%
Tuesday2291%
Wednesday24100%
Thursday2488%
Friday2584%
Saturday2475%
Sunday2685%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 58%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%Severe weather 10%

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Questions

How often is AA 5821 from FAY to CLT late?

American Airlines 5821 from Fayetteville, NC to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 172 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.7% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check American Airlines for today's flight. Method.