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AA 4587 on time

American Airlines 4587: Pittsburgh to New York at 8:31 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
165 flights · likely 83–93%
Cancelled
3.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+58 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 AA 4587 flights from Pittsburgh arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 3.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

AA 4587: PIT → JFK

Scheduled to leave Pittsburgh at 8:31 a.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 4587. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (165 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2024: 100% on time (31 flights)100OctNov 2024: too few flights (4 flights)NovJun 2025: 88% on time (25 flights)88JunJul 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97JulAug 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2496%
Tuesday2391%
Wednesday2391%
Thursday2492%
Friday2483%
Saturday2488%
Sunday2378%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 50%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 34%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 17%

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Questions

How often is AA 4587 from PIT to JFK late?

American Airlines 4587 from Pittsburgh, PA to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 165 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.6% 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.