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AA 657 on time

American Airlines 657: Charlotte to New York at 6:05 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
55%
207 flights · likely 48–61%
Cancelled
4.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+95 min
average delay
Similar flights
58%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 AA 657 flights from Charlotte arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (45%); 4.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes late.

AA 657: CLT → JFK

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 6:05 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 55% of the time (207 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (58%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%May 2025: too few flights (4 flights)MayJun 2025: 27% on time (26 flights)27JunJul 2025: 16% on time (31 flights)16JulAug 2025: 35% on time (31 flights)35AugSep 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70SepOct 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 75% on time (24 flights)75AprMay 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57MayJun 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JunJul 2026: 37% on time (30 flights)37JulAug 2026: 35% on time (31 flights)35Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3047%
Tuesday3060%
Wednesday2959%
Thursday3037%
Friday3057%
Saturday2959%
Sunday2966%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 42%Late inbound plane 27%Severe weather 17%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 15%

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Questions

How often is AA 657 from CLT to JFK late?

American Airlines 657 from Charlotte, NC to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 45% of 207 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.3% 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.