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AA 5206 on time

American Airlines 5206: Charlotte to Lafayette at 8:36 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
58%
165 flights · likely 51–65%
Cancelled
2.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+79 min
average delay
Similar flights
59%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 AA 5206 flights from Charlotte arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (42%); 2.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes late.

AA 5206: CLT → LFT

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 8:36 p.m. local time, operated by PSA Airlines as OH 5206. Over the past year it arrived on time 58% of the time (165 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (59%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Mar 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2025: too few flights (3 flights)AprJun 2025: 46% on time (26 flights)46JunJul 2025: 39% on time (31 flights)39JulAug 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81AugSep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 47% on time (30 flights)47JunJul 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42JulAug 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2458%
Tuesday2357%
Wednesday2374%
Thursday2463%
Friday2454%
Saturday2458%
Sunday2343%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 47%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 32%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%Severe weather 8%Security 2%

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Questions

How often is AA 5206 from CLT to LFT late?

American Airlines 5206 from Charlotte, NC to Lafayette, LA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 42% of 165 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.4% 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.