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AA 2997 on time

American Airlines 2997: Dallas to San Francisco at 1:15 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
54%
142 flights · likely 45–62%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+80 min
average delay
Similar flights
61%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 AA 2997 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (46%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes late.

AA 2997: DFW → SFO

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 1:15 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 54% of the time (142 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (61%). Last seen in the data Aug 4, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Apr 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52MayJun 2025: 53% on time (30 flights)53JunJul 2025: 48% on time (31 flights)48JulAug 2025: 47% on time (19 flights)47AugSep 2025: 80% on time (20 flights)80SepOct 2025: too few flights (3 flights)OctApr 2026: 50% on time (24 flights)50AprMay 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53MayJun 2026: 33% on time (30 flights)33JunJul 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2026: too few flights (4 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2060%
Tuesday2255%
Wednesday2268%
Thursday17—
Friday2255%
Saturday2245%
Sunday17—

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 47%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 33%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is AA 2997 from DFW to SFO late?

American Airlines 2997 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 46% of 142 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.