American Airlines: On-Time Performance & Delay Statistics
Data through July 2026
American Airlines trails the industry on punctuality: 74% on-time versus a national 78%, with late arrivals averaging 22 minutes. That puts it near the bottom — #12 of 15 US reporting carriers. It operated 987,645 flights in the past year over 1,348 routes.
- On-time
- 74%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 22 min
- Cancelled
- 2.0%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights/12mo
- 987,645
- Routes
- 1,348
- Airports
- 137
Monthly on-time trend
American Airlines’s most reliable routes
Best airports for American Airlines
Worst airports for American Airlines
Where American Airlines flies most
| Route | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFW → LAX | 9,845 | 70% | 21 min |
| LAX → DFW | 9,836 | 76% | 23 min |
| DFW → PHX | 9,462 | 71% | 21 min |
| PHX → DFW | 9,459 | 81% | 15 min |
| DFW → MIA | 8,884 | 69% | 24 min |
| MIA → DFW | 8,875 | 73% | 22 min |
| DFW → ORD | 8,740 | 69% | 24 min |
| ORD → DFW | 8,721 | 71% | 28 min |
| DFW → LGA | 8,621 | 67% | 23 min |
| LGA → DFW | 8,618 | 72% | 25 min |
| LAS → DFW | 8,479 | 79% | 22 min |
| DFW → LAS | 8,477 | 67% | 24 min |
| CLT → MCO | 8,067 | 72% | 22 min |
| MCO → CLT | 8,062 | 80% | 18 min |
| DFW → AUS | 7,852 | 68% | 26 min |
| AUS → DFW | 7,847 | 76% | 28 min |
| CLT → DFW | 7,680 | 76% | 17 min |
| DFW → CLT | 7,674 | 72% | 20 min |
| DFW → SAT | 7,665 | 65% | 30 min |
| SAT → DFW | 7,659 | 77% | 24 min |
| MIA → DCA | 7,465 | 74% | 18 min |
| DCA → MIA | 7,461 | 78% | 19 min |
| DFW → MCO | 7,450 | 61% | 28 min |
| MCO → DFW | 7,445 | 73% | 25 min |
| MIA → LGA | 7,211 | 68% | 25 min |
| LGA → MIA | 7,211 | 74% | 26 min |
| DCA → DFW | 7,100 | 79% | 20 min |
| DFW → DCA | 7,097 | 74% | 18 min |
| MIA → CLT | 6,910 | 77% | 17 min |
| CLT → MIA | 6,904 | 75% | 19 min |
| CLT → RDU | 6,889 | 76% | 18 min |
| RDU → CLT | 6,887 | 80% | 18 min |
| LAX → JFK | 6,809 | 79% | 24 min |
| JFK → LAX | 6,806 | 82% | 18 min |
| TPA → CLT | 6,648 | 81% | 16 min |
| CLT → TPA | 6,644 | 75% | 18 min |
| PHL → DFW | 6,635 | 76% | 22 min |
| DFW → PHL | 6,624 | 71% | 22 min |
| DFW → SAN | 6,603 | 64% | 25 min |
| SAN → DFW | 6,600 | 76% | 22 min |
| CLT → ORD | 6,504 | 73% | 21 min |
| ORD → CLT | 6,497 | 75% | 23 min |
| DFW → SFO | 6,457 | 62% | 27 min |
| SFO → DFW | 6,456 | 74% | 24 min |
| DFW → BNA | 6,439 | 66% | 26 min |
| BNA → DFW | 6,439 | 75% | 25 min |
| LGA → CLT | 6,304 | 78% | 24 min |
| DEN → DFW | 6,302 | 74% | 27 min |
| CLT → LGA | 6,300 | 68% | 24 min |
| DFW → DEN | 6,297 | 65% | 26 min |
Frequently asked questions
- Is American Airlines usually on time?
- American Airlines arrived on time (within 15 minutes of schedule) on 74% of flights between 2024-07 and 2026-07, ranking 12 of 15 US airlines by on-time percentage. The national average over the same period was 78%.
- How often does American Airlines cancel flights?
- 2% of American Airlines flights were cancelled in this period, above the national rate of 1.6%.
- Which routes is American Airlines most reliable on?
- American Airlines’s best on-time record is on KOA–PHX, at 93% based on 798 flights in this period.
- Which airports does American Airlines perform best and worst at?
- American Airlines is most reliable out of Lihue (LIH) at 90% on-time, and weakest out of Chattanooga (CHA) at 51%.
Airport hubs where this airline operates
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Based on 2,053,069 flights, 2024-07–2026-07. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-09-28.