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AA 852 on time

American Airlines 852: Denver to Dallas at 8:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
81%
256 flights · likely 76–86%
Cancelled
3.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+185 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 852 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (19%); 3.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

AA 852: DEN → DFW

Scheduled to leave Denver at 8:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (256 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52JulAug 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58AugSep 2025: too few flights (2 flights)SepOct 2025: 73% on time (26 flights)73OctNov 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93NovDec 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81DecJan 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 70% on time (20 flights)70MayAug 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3884%
Tuesday3776%
Wednesday3786%
Thursday3689%
Friday3686%
Saturday3669%
Sunday3678%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 69%Late inbound plane 25%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 5%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is AA 852 from DEN to DFW late?

American Airlines 852 from Denver, CO to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 256 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.1% 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.