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AA 5872 on time

American Airlines 5872: Erie to Charlotte at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
89%
338 flights · likely 85–92%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−17 min
median vs schedule
When late
+183 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 AA 5872 flights from Erie arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 17 minutes early.

AA 5872: ERI → CLT

Scheduled to leave Erie at 6:00 a.m. local time, operated by Piedmont Airlines as PT 5872. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (338 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 4, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97NovDec 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: too few flights (4 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4986%
Tuesday4988%
Wednesday4892%
Thursday4890%
Friday4890%
Saturday4888%
Sunday4892%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 49%Late inbound plane 34%Severe weather 12%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 5%

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Questions

How often is AA 5872 from ERI to CLT late?

American Airlines 5872 from Erie, PA to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 338 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% 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.