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AA 2871 on time

American Airlines 2871: Phoenix to Pittsburgh at 3:46 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
77%
203 flights · likely 71–82%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+83 min
average delay
Similar flights
77%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 AA 2871 flights from Phoenix arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (23%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

AA 2871: PHX → PIT

Scheduled to leave Phoenix at 3:46 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 77% of the time (203 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (77%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68AugSep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JulAug 2026: 69% on time (26 flights)69Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3073%
Tuesday3083%
Wednesday2584%
Thursday3070%
Friday3073%
Saturday2986%
Sunday2969%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 65%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 6%

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Questions

How often is AA 2871 from PHX to PIT late?

American Airlines 2871 from Phoenix, AZ to Pittsburgh, PA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 23% of 203 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.