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AA 1591 on time

American Airlines 1591: New Orleans to Miami at 8:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
86%
123 flights · likely 79–91%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 AA 1591 flights from New Orleans arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

AA 1591: MSY → MIA

Scheduled to leave New Orleans at 8:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (123 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 5, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86MarApr 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67AprMay 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65AugSep 2025: too few flights (2 flights)SepApr 2026: 92% on time (24 flights)92AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: too few flights (5 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday18—
Tuesday19—
Wednesday18—
Thursday17—
Friday17—
Saturday17—
Sunday17—

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 58%Severe weather 18%Late inbound plane 13%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%

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Questions

How often is AA 1591 from MSY to MIA late?

American Airlines 1591 from New Orleans, LA to Miami, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 123 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% 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.