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AA 5970 on time

American Airlines 5970: Charlotte to Mobile at 8:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
80%
207 flights · likely 74–85%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+103 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 5970 flights from Charlotte arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (20%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

AA 5970: CLT → MOB

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 8:30 p.m. local time, operated by Piedmont Airlines as PT 5970. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (207 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually American Airlines's last flight of the day from Charlotte to Mobile (100% of days). American Airlines's last CLT–MOB flight was cancelled 0.8% of the time, against 1.6% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next American Airlines flight is usually around 11:11 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2025: 57% on time (30 flights)57JunJul 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70JulAug 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctApr 2026: 92% on time (24 flights)92AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3080%
Tuesday3093%
Wednesday3083%
Thursday3073%
Friday3077%
Saturday2875%
Sunday2979%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 45%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 38%Severe weather 11%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 6%

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Questions

How often is AA 5970 from CLT to MOB late?

American Airlines 5970 from Charlotte, NC to Mobile, AL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 207 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.