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AA 5972 on time

American Airlines 5972: Mobile to Charlotte at 7:15 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
365 flights · likely 86–93%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+168 min
average delay
Similar flights
91%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 AA 5972 flights from Mobile arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

AA 5972: MOB → CLT

Scheduled to leave Mobile at 7:15 a.m. local time, operated by Piedmont Airlines as PT 5972. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (365 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (91%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93NovDec 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5389%
Tuesday5287%
Wednesday5290%
Thursday5296%
Friday5294%
Saturday5287%
Sunday5287%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 43%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 31%Severe weather 20%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 5%

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Questions

How often is AA 5972 from MOB to CLT late?

American Airlines 5972 from Mobile, AL to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% 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.