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AA 1396 on time

American Airlines 1396: Dallas to Nashville at 10:37 a.m.; Nashville to Dallas at 1:29 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DFW → BNA, its busiest leg

On time
78%
236 flights · likely 73–83%
Cancelled
1.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+68 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 1396 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 1.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

AA 1396: DFW → BNA

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 10:37 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (236 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 64% on time (22 flights)64JunJul 2025: 81% on time (27 flights)81JulAug 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80AugSep 2025: 85% on time (26 flights)85SepOct 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87OctNov 2025: 86% on time (28 flights)86NovDec 2025: 97% on time (29 flights)97DecJan 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprAug 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3675%
Tuesday3482%
Wednesday3080%
Thursday3586%
Friday3580%
Saturday3168%
Sunday3577%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 51%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 33%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%Severe weather 6%

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AA 1396: BNA → DFW

Scheduled to leave Nashville at 1:29 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (218 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Jun 2025: 41% on time (22 flights)41JunJul 2025: 70% on time (27 flights)70JulAug 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80AugSep 2025: 81% on time (26 flights)81SepOct 2025: too few flights (12 flights)OctNov 2025: 75% on time (28 flights)75NovDec 2025: 97% on time (29 flights)97DecJan 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprAug 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3266%
Tuesday3488%
Wednesday3073%
Thursday3090%
Friday3181%
Saturday2959%
Sunday3266%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 69%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is AA 1396 from DFW to BNA late?

American Airlines 1396 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Nashville, TN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 236 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% were cancelled.

How often is AA 1396 from BNA to DFW late?

American Airlines 1396 from Nashville, TN to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 218 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.8% 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.