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AA 873 on time

American Airlines 873: Boston to Miami at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
89%
174 flights · likely 84–93%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+98 min
average delay
Similar flights
92%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 AA 873 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

AA 873: BOS → MIA

Scheduled to leave Boston at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (174 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (92%). Last seen in the data Aug 4, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 77% on time (26 flights)77MayJun 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2025: too few flights (5 flights)AugSep 2025: 82% on time (28 flights)82SepOct 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 90% on time (21 flights)90AprMay 2026: 96% on time (28 flights)96MayJun 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: too few flights (4 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2584%
Tuesday2692%
Wednesday2685%
Thursday2692%
Friday2692%
Saturday2095%
Sunday2584%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 45%Late inbound plane 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%

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Questions

How often is AA 873 from BOS to MIA late?

American Airlines 873 from Boston, MA to Miami, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 174 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% 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.