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AA 2974 on time

American Airlines 2974: Dallas to Orlando at 5:25 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
49%
206 flights · likely 42–55%
Cancelled
3.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+73 min
average delay
Similar flights
49%
AA, same route & hour

About 5 in 10 AA 2974 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (51%); 3.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes late.

AA 2974: DFW → MCO

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 5:25 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 49% of the time (206 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (49%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%May 2025: 29% on time (31 flights)29MayJun 2025: 30% on time (30 flights)30JunJul 2025: 29% on time (31 flights)29JulAug 2025: too few flights (5 flights)AugSep 2025: 71% on time (28 flights)71SepOct 2025: 35% on time (31 flights)35OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79AprMay 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55MayJun 2026: 30% on time (30 flights)30JunJul 2026: 30% on time (30 flights)30JulAug 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2938%
Tuesday2962%
Wednesday3050%
Thursday3060%
Friday3050%
Saturday2938%
Sunday2941%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 49%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 31%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is AA 2974 from DFW to MCO late?

American Airlines 2974 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Orlando, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 51% of 206 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.4% 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.