About 1 in 5 AA 5897 flights from Salisbury arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 0.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.
AA 5897: SBY → CLT
Scheduled to leave Salisbury at 6:00 a.m. local time, operated by Piedmont Airlines as PT 5897. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (326 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 3, 2026.
Month by month
By day of week
| Day | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 49 | 67% |
| Tuesday | 38 | 92% |
| Wednesday | 48 | 69% |
| Thursday | 47 | 72% |
| Friday | 48 | 85% |
| Saturday | 48 | 85% |
| Sunday | 48 | 81% |
Why it was late
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Questions
How often is AA 5897 from SBY to CLT late?
American Airlines 5897 from Salisbury, MD to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 326 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% 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.