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AA 4728 on time

American Airlines 4728: New York to St. Louis at 6:59 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
59%
144 flights · likely 51–67%
Cancelled
9.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+66 min
average delay
Similar flights
55%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 AA 4728 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (41%); 9.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

AA 4728: LGA → STL

Scheduled to leave New York at 6:59 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 4728. Over the past year it arrived on time 59% of the time (144 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (55%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually American Airlines's last flight of the day from New York to St. Louis (81% of days). American Airlines's last LGA–STL flight was cancelled 8.1% of the time, against 4.3% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next American Airlines flight is usually around 7:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%Jun 2025: 27% on time (22 flights)27JunJul 2025: 42% on time (26 flights)42JulAug 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73AugSep 2025: 69% on time (26 flights)69SepOct 2025: 56% on time (27 flights)56OctMay 2026: too few flights (8 flights)MayJun 2026: 65% on time (26 flights)65JunJul 2026: 48% on time (27 flights)48JulAug 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2463%
Tuesday2365%
Wednesday2343%
Thursday2454%
Friday2458%
Saturday4—
Sunday2268%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 47%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 37%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 14%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is AA 4728 from LGA to STL late?

American Airlines 4728 from New York, NY to St. Louis, MO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 41% of 144 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 9.7% 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.