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%
- Flights/12mo
- 985,252
- Routes
- 1,347
- Airports
- 138
Monthly on-time trend
American Airlines’s most reliable routes
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 |
Airport hubs where this airline operates
Based on 1,962,986 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.