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AA 234 on time

American Airlines 234: San Francisco to New York at 6:15 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
87%
365 flights · likely 84–90%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−16 min
median vs schedule
When late
+206 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 AA 234 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 16 minutes early.

AA 234: SFO → JFK

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 6:15 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (365 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90NovDec 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90DecJan 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5391%
Tuesday5292%
Wednesday5290%
Thursday5290%
Friday5285%
Saturday5279%
Sunday5285%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 80%Late inbound plane 8%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is AA 234 from SFO to JFK late?

American Airlines 234 from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% 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.