Flight profile · American Airlines
AA657
Charlotte (CLT) to New York (JFK) · scheduled 6:07 PM – 8:00 PM
How AA657 performs
526 operations, 2023-11-05 to 2026-06-30.
AA657 arrived on time 58.3% of the time, against 73.4% for all CLT → JFK flights — this specific departure is 15.1 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against American Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 11.7 points worse.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 526 operations between 2023-11-05 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA657 | 58.3% | 2.09% | 7 min | 17.7% | 526 |
| American Airlines on CLT → JFK | 70.0% | 1.67% | 0 min | 12.0% | 5,629 |
| All CLT → JFK flights | 73.4% | 2.51% | -3 min | 11.0% | 8,512 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-11-05 to 2026-06-30
Other routes AA657 has flown
A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAX→LAS Los Angeles to Las Vegas | 2026-03-01 – 2026-03-01 | 1 | — |
| ORD→MCO Chicago to Orlando | 2025-12-20 – 2026-01-05 | 2 | — |
| CLT→BDL Charlotte to Hartford | 2023-07-01 – 2024-11-03 | 306 | 65.2% |
| CLT→DEN Charlotte to Denver | 2024-04-04 – 2024-05-05 | 32 | — |
| DCA→STL Washington to St. Louis | 2024-01-08 – 2024-02-14 | 33 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route AA657 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Why AA657 runs late
Where US DOT attributed the delay minutes on this flight.
airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control
the inbound aircraft was late, so this flight started late
crew, maintenance, boarding, fuelling — within the carrier’s control
weather severe enough to stop this flight specifically
screening or terminal security incidents
Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for AA657 on CLT → JFK. A single late flight can carry more than one cause, and only delays of fifteen minutes or more are attributed at all.
Other departures on CLT → JFK
Same airports, same journey — and not the same odds of arriving on time.
| Flight | Airline | On time | Median arrival | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA1727 | American Airlines | 56.1% | 9 min late | 1,071 |
Every departure listed carries at least 600 operations, so the comparison is between figures that mean something. Schedules change; confirm the departure still operates before booking around this.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 526 records of AA657 operating CLT → JFK, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.
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