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
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 | 9,451 | 70% | 21 min |
| LAX → DFW | 9,445 | 76% | 22 min |
| DFW → PHX | 8,990 | 71% | 21 min |
| PHX → DFW | 8,989 | 81% | 15 min |
| DFW → MIA | 8,517 | 70% | 23 min |
| MIA → DFW | 8,507 | 73% | 22 min |
| DFW → ORD | 8,274 | 70% | 24 min |
| ORD → DFW | 8,256 | 72% | 27 min |
| DFW → LGA | 8,183 | 69% | 22 min |
| LGA → DFW | 8,181 | 73% | 24 min |
| LAS → DFW | 8,160 | 80% | 20 min |
| DFW → LAS | 8,157 | 67% | 24 min |
| CLT → MCO | 7,758 | 72% | 21 min |
| MCO → CLT | 7,753 | 80% | 18 min |
| DFW → AUS | 7,710 | 69% | 25 min |
| AUS → DFW | 7,706 | 76% | 27 min |
| DFW → SAT | 7,460 | 66% | 28 min |
| SAT → DFW | 7,456 | 77% | 24 min |
| CLT → DFW | 7,377 | 76% | 17 min |
| DFW → CLT | 7,371 | 73% | 20 min |
| MIA → DCA | 7,140 | 74% | 19 min |
| DCA → MIA | 7,134 | 78% | 19 min |
| DFW → MCO | 7,084 | 63% | 27 min |
| MCO → DFW | 7,079 | 73% | 24 min |
| MIA → LGA | 6,866 | 69% | 24 min |
| LGA → MIA | 6,865 | 74% | 24 min |
| DCA → DFW | 6,808 | 79% | 20 min |
| DFW → DCA | 6,805 | 74% | 18 min |
| CLT → RDU | 6,692 | 76% | 18 min |
| RDU → CLT | 6,690 | 80% | 17 min |
| MIA → CLT | 6,610 | 77% | 18 min |
| CLT → MIA | 6,600 | 75% | 19 min |
| LAX → JFK | 6,504 | 80% | 24 min |
| JFK → LAX | 6,501 | 82% | 17 min |
| TPA → CLT | 6,496 | 81% | 17 min |
| CLT → TPA | 6,493 | 74% | 18 min |
| PHL → DFW | 6,292 | 76% | 21 min |
| DFW → PHL | 6,282 | 72% | 22 min |
| DFW → SAN | 6,278 | 66% | 24 min |
| SAN → DFW | 6,274 | 76% | 22 min |
| DFW → BNA | 6,224 | 67% | 26 min |
| BNA → DFW | 6,224 | 74% | 25 min |
| CLT → ORD | 6,162 | 73% | 20 min |
| ORD → CLT | 6,156 | 75% | 23 min |
| DFW → SFO | 6,149 | 63% | 26 min |
| SFO → DFW | 6,148 | 75% | 23 min |
| LGA → CLT | 6,099 | 78% | 24 min |
| CLT → LGA | 6,095 | 68% | 24 min |
| PHL → CLT | 6,068 | 79% | 19 min |
| CLT → PHL | 6,060 | 76% | 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’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%.
Airport hubs where this airline operates
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Based on 1,962,986 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.