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American Airlines on-time record

American Airlines (AA) flew 987,645 US domestic flights from August 2025 to July 2026. 74.6% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, 3.1 points below the US average of 77.6%; 2.2% were cancelled, and flights arrived about 13 minutes late on average. That ranks American Airlines eighth of 12 US airlines with a full year of figures.

74.6%
on time (within 15 min)
2.2%
cancelled
17.3%
more than 30 min late
+13 min
average arrival vs schedule

987,645 flights, 2,915 flight numbers, 1,258 routes and 135 airports, August 2025 to July 2026. Source: US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, public domain.

American Airlines on-time record by month

MonthOn timeCancelledFlights
July 202666.9%2.3%89,200
June 202669.9%2.6%86,464
May 202676.5%1.5%88,740
April 202677.7%0.9%84,538
March 202674.7%2%84,647
February 202678.9%2.1%72,786
January 202676%8.9%76,772
December 202573.6%0.5%79,859
November 202576.5%2.1%78,826
October 202576.8%0.7%85,483
September 202579.1%1.2%77,306
August 202569.5%1.9%83,024

Each month links to that month's US punctuality report, with every airline ranked.

Where American Airlines flies from most

  1. Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)65.9%
  2. Charlotte Douglas (CLT)75.7%
  3. Miami (MIA)71.9%
  4. Chicago O'Hare (ORD)67.1%
  5. Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX)78.7%
  6. Philadelphia (PHL)75.8%
  7. Los Angeles (LAX)76%
  8. Washington (DCA)74.9%
  9. Orlando (MCO)73.8%
  10. Boston (BOS)78.6%

American Airlines' busiest routes

  1. Dallas-Fort Worth to Phoenix71.8%
  2. Phoenix to Dallas-Fort Worth80.1%
  3. Dallas-Fort Worth to Los Angeles69.2%
  4. Los Angeles to Dallas-Fort Worth72.7%
  5. Dallas-Fort Worth to Miami67.6%
  6. Miami to Dallas-Fort Worth74.3%
  7. Dallas-Fort Worth to New York63.7%
  8. New York to Dallas-Fort Worth71.5%
  9. Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago66.1%
  10. Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth68.8%

Most punctual busy routes

  1. Kona to Phoenix94.2%
  2. Lihue to Phoenix92.7%
  3. Birmingham to Charlotte92.2%
  4. Portland to Charlotte91.2%
  5. Minneapolis to Miami91%
  6. Windsor Locks to Miami90.5%
  7. Santa Ana to Charlotte90.5%
  8. Kahului to Phoenix90.2%

Least punctual busy routes

  1. Dallas-Fort Worth to Bakersfield53.4%
  2. Chicago to Pittsburgh55%
  3. Fort Lauderdale to New York55.1%
  4. Dallas-Fort Worth to Syracuse55.7%
  5. Dallas-Fort Worth to Sioux Falls55.7%
  6. Key West to Philadelphia56.4%
  7. Washington to San Antonio56.4%
  8. Dallas-Fort Worth to Harrisburg56.5%

Most punctual flights

  1. AA264296.8%
  2. AA281794.8%
  3. AA190394.7%
  4. AA119694.5%
  5. AA41294.5%
  6. AA66494.4%
  7. AA272894.4%
  8. AA253894.1%

Least punctual flights

  1. AA66243.1%
  2. AA110444.2%
  3. AA218644.9%
  4. AA122945.5%
  5. AA132245.9%
  6. AA299346.7%
  7. AA44648%
  8. AA262850.4%

On-time shares are for August 2025 to July 2026. Routes with at least 300 flights and flight numbers with at least 200 flights in the period.

Questions and answers

Is American Airlines usually on time?
74.6% of American Airlines' 987,645 US domestic flights from August 2025 to July 2026 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, 3.1 points below the US average of 77.6%. That ranks it eighth of 12 US airlines with a full year of figures. Its flights arrived about 13 minutes late on average.
How often does American Airlines cancel flights?
2.2% of American Airlines' scheduled flights were cancelled from August 2025 to July 2026. That is the eighth lowest cancellation rate of 12 US airlines with a full year of figures.
When is American Airlines most and least punctual?
In the period, American Airlines' best month was September 2025 (79.1% on time) and its worst was July 2026 (66.9%).
What is American Airlines' most punctual busy route?
Kona to Phoenix: 94.2% of 384 flights on time from August 2025 to July 2026, among American Airlines routes with at least 300 flights.
Where does American Airlines fly from most?
By departures from August 2025 to July 2026: Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), 164,705; Charlotte Douglas (CLT), 113,873; Miami (MIA), 64,171.

Compare American Airlines with every other US airline in the US airline on-time league table, or read how TripStow measures punctuality.

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