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(AA) American Airlines 8979 On-Time Performance Rating

Date Range:

15-Dec-2025 to 15-Feb-2026

(RIX) Riga International Airport

Riga, LV

(HEL) Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

Helsinki, FI

On-Time Performance Chart

(using rounded numbers)
On-Time
40
70%
Late
8
14%
Very Late
4
7%
Excessive
1
2%
Cancelled
4
7%
Diverted
0
0%

Delay Statistics

(Aggregate Arrival Delay Statistics for this Flight)

Total Flights Observed
57
Total Delays ( > 1 min )
33
Codeshares
57
Average Delay (min.)
15.303030303030303
Standard Deviation
12.3
Min
0
Max
49

AA 8979 On-Time Performance Details

Overall Rating
3.1 of 5
Average
Percentage On-Time 70%
Average Delay Time 15.303030303030303 min
FlightStats Rating is a merit measurement considering both on-time performance and delay severity. The score, 3.1 shows that this flight has on-time performance characteristics better than 60% of all other flights in the FlightStats database.
On-Time Performance Rating
1.2 of 5
Poor
Percentage On-Time 70%
This flight has an on-time performance of 70%. Statistically, when taking into consideration sample size, standard deviation, and mean, this flight is on-time more often than 24% of other flights.
Delay Performance
4.9 of 5
Very Good
Average Delay Time 15.303030303030303 min
This flight has an average delay of 15.303030303030303 minutes with a standard deviation of 12.3 minutes. Statistically, when taking into consideration sample size, standard deviation, and mean, this flight has delay performance characteristics better than 97% of other flights.