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American Airlines: On-Time Performance & Delay Statistics

Data through May 2026

American Airlines performs about in line with the industry: 75% of flights on time against a national 78%, 2% cancelled, and an average delay of 22 minutes when late. That puts it near the bottom — #12 of 15 US reporting carriers.

On-time
75%
arrived <15 min late
Avg delay
22 min
Cancelled
2.0%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights/12mo
985,252
Routes
1,347
Airports
138

Monthly on-time trend

Monthly on-time percentage for American Airlines50%75%100%June 2024: 68% on-time (85,581 flights)68Jun 2024July 2024: 62% on-time (88,291 flights)62August 2024: 69% on-time (85,963 flights)69September 2024: 81% on-time (80,709 flights)81Sep 2024October 2024: 84% on-time (86,812 flights)84November 2024: 83% on-time (76,757 flights)83December 2024: 77% on-time (77,737 flights)77Dec 2024January 2025: 81% on-time (75,088 flights)81February 2025: 79% on-time (69,876 flights)79March 2025: 77% on-time (82,536 flights)77Mar 2025April 2025: 75% on-time (82,261 flights)75May 2025: 73% on-time (86,123 flights)73June 2025: 67% on-time (85,419 flights)67Jun 2025July 2025: 65% on-time (87,852 flights)65August 2025: 69% on-time (83,024 flights)69September 2025: 79% on-time (77,306 flights)79Sep 2025October 2025: 77% on-time (85,483 flights)77November 2025: 76% on-time (78,826 flights)76December 2025: 74% on-time (79,859 flights)74Dec 2025January 2026: 76% on-time (76,772 flights)76February 2026: 79% on-time (72,786 flights)79March 2026: 74% on-time (84,647 flights)74Mar 2026April 2026: 78% on-time (84,538 flights)78May 2026: 76% on-time (88,740 flights)76June 2024: 2.3% cancelledJuly 2024: 2.5% cancelledAugust 2024: 2.9% cancelledSeptember 2024: 0.7% cancelledOctober 2024: 0.9% cancelledNovember 2024: 0.6% cancelledDecember 2024: 1.0% cancelledJanuary 2025: 3.7% cancelledFebruary 2025: 1.3% cancelledMarch 2025: 1.5% cancelledApril 2025: 1.4% cancelledMay 2025: 1.5% cancelledJune 2025: 2.5% cancelledJuly 2025: 3.4% cancelledAugust 2025: 1.9% cancelledSeptember 2025: 1.2% cancelledOctober 2025: 0.7% cancelledNovember 2025: 2.1% cancelledDecember 2025: 0.5% cancelledJanuary 2026: 8.9% cancelledFebruary 2026: 2.1% cancelledMarch 2026: 2.0% cancelledApril 2026: 0.9% cancelledMay 2026: 1.5% cancelled— cancelled % (0-10% scale)

American Airlines’s most reliable routes

  1. AUSMCO94%
  2. LIHPHX93%
  3. KOAPHX93%
  4. OGGPHX92%
  5. SATDCA91%
  6. SJCPHX89%

Its most delay-prone routes

  1. MIATYS40%
  2. ORDCID47%
  3. DFWECP47%
  4. DFWALB47%
  5. DFWAMA49%
  6. TVCDFW51%

Best airports for American Airlines

  1. LIHLihue90%
  2. KOAKona88%
  3. OGGKahului88%
  4. HNLHonolulu87%
  5. BFLBakersfield84%
  6. JFKNew York84%

Worst airports for American Airlines

  1. DRODurango55%
  2. RDMBend/Redmond56%
  3. HDNHayden57%
  4. RAPRapid City61%
  5. GUCGunnison63%
  6. TVCTraverse City63%

Where American Airlines flies most

RouteFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
DFWLAX9,45170%21 min
LAXDFW9,44576%22 min
DFWPHX8,99071%21 min
PHXDFW8,98981%15 min
DFWMIA8,51770%23 min
MIADFW8,50773%22 min
DFWORD8,27470%24 min
ORDDFW8,25672%27 min
DFWLGA8,18369%22 min
LGADFW8,18173%24 min
LASDFW8,16080%20 min
DFWLAS8,15767%24 min
CLTMCO7,75872%21 min
MCOCLT7,75380%18 min
DFWAUS7,71069%25 min
AUSDFW7,70676%27 min
DFWSAT7,46066%28 min
SATDFW7,45677%24 min
CLTDFW7,37776%17 min
DFWCLT7,37173%20 min
MIADCA7,14074%19 min
DCAMIA7,13478%19 min
DFWMCO7,08463%27 min
MCODFW7,07973%24 min
MIALGA6,86669%24 min
LGAMIA6,86574%24 min
DCADFW6,80879%20 min
DFWDCA6,80574%18 min
CLTRDU6,69276%18 min
RDUCLT6,69080%17 min
MIACLT6,61077%18 min
CLTMIA6,60075%19 min
LAXJFK6,50480%24 min
JFKLAX6,50182%17 min
TPACLT6,49681%17 min
CLTTPA6,49374%18 min
PHLDFW6,29276%21 min
DFWPHL6,28272%22 min
DFWSAN6,27866%24 min
SANDFW6,27476%22 min
DFWBNA6,22467%26 min
BNADFW6,22474%25 min
CLTORD6,16273%20 min
ORDCLT6,15675%23 min
DFWSFO6,14963%26 min
SFODFW6,14875%23 min
LGACLT6,09978%24 min
CLTLGA6,09568%24 min
PHLCLT6,06879%19 min
CLTPHL6,06076%17 min

Frequently asked questions

Is American Airlines usually on time?
American Airlines arrived on time (within 15 minutes of schedule) on 75% of flights between 2024-06 and 2026-05, 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&rsquo;s best on-time record is on AUS–MCO, at 94% based on 128 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 Durango (DRO) at 55%.

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Based on 1,962,986 flights, 2024-062026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.