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AA 12 on time

American Airlines 12: Los Angeles to Boston at 8:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
364 flights · likely 73–82%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+76 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 AA 12 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

AA 12: LAX → BOS

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 8:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (364 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60SepOct 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87DecJan 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 86% on time (29 flights)86JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5370%
Tuesday5281%
Wednesday5275%
Thursday5281%
Friday5275%
Saturday5283%
Sunday5180%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 41%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 33%Late inbound plane 25%

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Questions

How often is AA 12 from LAX to BOS late?

American Airlines 12 from Los Angeles, CA to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.