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AA 1616 on time

American Airlines 1616: Kansas City to Charlotte at 12:11 p.m.; Charlotte to Kansas City at 9:30 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for MCI → CLT, its busiest leg

On time
79%
203 flights · likely 73–84%
Cancelled
3.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+100 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 1616 flights from Kansas City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 3.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

AA 1616: MCI → CLT

Scheduled to leave Kansas City at 12:11 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (203 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 73% on time (26 flights)73JunJul 2025: 81% on time (27 flights)81JulAug 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79AugSep 2025: too few flights (10 flights)SepOct 2025: 86% on time (28 flights)86OctNov 2025: 89% on time (27 flights)89NovDec 2025: 69% on time (29 flights)69DecJan 2026: 78% on time (27 flights)78JanFeb 2026: 78% on time (23 flights)78FebMar 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81MarApr 2026: too few flights (5 flights)AprAug 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3275%
Tuesday3090%
Wednesday2492%
Thursday3488%
Friday3063%
Saturday18—
Sunday3571%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 49%Late inbound plane 42%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%Severe weather 1%

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AA 1616: CLT → MCI

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 9:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (203 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 77% on time (26 flights)77JunJul 2025: 93% on time (27 flights)93JulAug 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79AugSep 2025: too few flights (10 flights)SepOct 2025: 84% on time (19 flights)84OctNov 2025: 100% on time (28 flights)100NovDec 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86DecJan 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 69% on time (26 flights)69FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprAug 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3275%
Tuesday2692%
Wednesday2085%
Thursday3586%
Friday3083%
Saturday2576%
Sunday3577%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 46%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%Severe weather 10%

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Questions

How often is AA 1616 from MCI to CLT late?

American Airlines 1616 from Kansas City, MO to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 203 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.5% were cancelled.

How often is AA 1616 from CLT to MCI late?

American Airlines 1616 from Charlotte, NC to Kansas City, MO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 203 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.0% 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.