Who flies it
Flights sold as American Airlines, by the airline that operates them.
| Operated by | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Typical arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 988,892 | 73% | 2.1% | −6 min |
| Envoy | 320,364 | 79% | 2.2% | −9 min |
| PSA Airlines | 242,910 | 70% | 4.8% | −7 min |
| Republic Airways | 166,183 | 72% | 4.6% | −7 min |
| SkyWest | 165,328 | 74% | 2.4% | −7 min |
| Piedmont Airlines | 151,879 | 81% | 2.1% | −13 min |
How late?
The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for American Airlines flights: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 48% of the time. About 1 in 11 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 47 three hours or more; 2.7% were cancelled outright.
- On time or early74%
- 15–30 min late7.2%
- 30–60 min late6.5%
- 1–2 hours late5.2%
- 2–3 hours late2.0%
- 3+ hours late2.1%
- Diverted0.3%
- Cancelled2.7%
Share of all 2,035,555 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.
By departure hour
Month by month
Share of flights on time, by month (hover a point for cancellations)
Why flights were late
Late inbound plane 45%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 31%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%Severe weather 8%
Most reliable routes
| Route | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| SRQ → MIA | 368 | 94% |
| LBB → PHX | 365 | 93% |
| KOA → PHX | 384 | 92% |
| LAX → TUL | 365 | 92% |
| LIH → PHX | 384 | 91% |
| GNV → MIA | 384 | 91% |
| YUM → DFW | 365 | 90% |
| RDM → PHX | 841 | 90% |
| SAT → LAX | 697 | 90% |
| PDX → CLT | 440 | 90% |
| MSP → MIA | 380 | 90% |
| OGG → PHX | 495 | 90% |
| BDL → MIA | 396 | 89% |
| ABQ → LAX | 721 | 88% |
| TUL → LAX | 365 | 88% |
| LYH → CLT | 1,965 | 88% |
| PSC → PHX | 694 | 88% |
| ELP → LAX | 752 | 88% |
| XNA → PHX | 828 | 88% |
| EUG → PHX | 655 | 88% |
Least reliable routes
| Route | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| ORD → ASE | 447 | 45% |
| ASE → ORD | 446 | 50% |
| PHL → DCA | 785 | 53% |
| FLL → LGA | 595 | 53% |
| DFW → MDT | 365 | 54% |
| HPN → DCA | 1,351 | 55% |
| AVL → DCA | 518 | 55% |
| MCO → LGA | 901 | 56% |
| DCA → TLH | 366 | 56% |
| PBI → LGA | 522 | 56% |
| ORD → CAK | 610 | 56% |
| DFW → SFO | 3,096 | 57% |
| MSY → LGA | 365 | 57% |
| DCA → HPN | 1,354 | 57% |
| ORD → MKE | 2,219 | 57% |
| DCA → GRR | 729 | 57% |
| ORD → FNT | 968 | 58% |
| RDU → DCA | 2,015 | 58% |
| ORD → PDX | 899 | 59% |
| DFW → ILM | 707 | 59% |
Routes listed have at least 365 American Airlines flights in the past year. Compare all airlines · Method.