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AA 118 on time

American Airlines 118: Los Angeles to New York at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
80%
365 flights · likely 75–84%
Cancelled
3.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+90 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 118 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (20%); 3.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

AA 118: LAX → JFK

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (365 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5375%
Tuesday5285%
Wednesday5277%
Thursday5277%
Friday5279%
Saturday5283%
Sunday5283%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 64%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%Late inbound plane 10%

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Questions

How often is AA 118 from LAX to JFK late?

American Airlines 118 from Los Angeles, CA to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.3% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check American Airlines for today's flight. Method.