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AA 1608 on time

American Airlines 1608: New York to Dallas at 4:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
58%
171 flights · likely 51–66%
Cancelled
3.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+119 min
average delay
Similar flights
57%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 AA 1608 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (42%); 3.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

AA 1608: LGA → DFW

Scheduled to leave New York at 4:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 58% of the time (171 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (57%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Apr 2025: 69% on time (26 flights)69AprMay 2025: 46% on time (26 flights)46MayJun 2025: 54% on time (26 flights)54JunJul 2025: 30% on time (27 flights)30JulAug 2025: 50% on time (30 flights)50AugSep 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctApr 2026: 67% on time (24 flights)67AprMay 2026: 55% on time (29 flights)55MayJun 2026: 54% on time (26 flights)54JunJul 2026: 59% on time (27 flights)59JulAug 2026: 47% on time (30 flights)47Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2662%
Tuesday2662%
Wednesday2654%
Thursday2646%
Friday2662%
Saturday15—
Sunday2654%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 43%Severe weather 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 7%

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Questions

How often is AA 1608 from LGA to DFW late?

American Airlines 1608 from New York, NY to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 42% of 171 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.5% 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.