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American Airlines / DFW → SNA

AA 2659 on time

American Airlines 2659: Dallas to Santa Ana at 2:25 p.m.; Santa Ana to Dallas at 5:00 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DFW → SNA, its busiest leg

On time
79%
243 flights · likely 73–83%
Cancelled
2.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+75 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 2659 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 2.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

AA 2659: DFW → SNA

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 2:25 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (243 flights), better than 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: 62% on time (29 flights)62JunJul 2025: 55% on time (31 flights)55JulAug 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58AugSep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90OctNov 2025: 69% on time (29 flights)69NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprAug 2026: 78% on time (27 flights)78Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3681%
Tuesday3485%
Wednesday3580%
Thursday3488%
Friday3471%
Saturday3569%
Sunday3577%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 50%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 31%Severe weather 11%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 8%

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AA 2659: SNA → DFW

Scheduled to leave Santa Ana at 5:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (239 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 55% on time (29 flights)55JunJul 2025: 50% on time (30 flights)50JulAug 2025: 74% on time (27 flights)74AugSep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80OctNov 2025: 70% on time (27 flights)70NovDec 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83DecJan 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprAug 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3681%
Tuesday3482%
Wednesday3281%
Thursday3485%
Friday3462%
Saturday3476%
Sunday3566%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 59%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 33%Severe weather 4%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 4%

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Questions

How often is AA 2659 from DFW to SNA late?

American Airlines 2659 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Santa Ana, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 243 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.1% were cancelled.

How often is AA 2659 from SNA to DFW late?

American Airlines 2659 from Santa Ana, CA to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 239 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.6% 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.