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AA 985 on time

American Airlines 985: Miami to Charlotte at 3:58 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
66%
164 flights · likely 58–73%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+82 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 985 flights from Miami arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (34%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

AA 985: MIA → CLT

Scheduled to leave Miami at 3:58 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 66% of the time (164 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Apr 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67AprMay 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2025: 42% on time (31 flights)42JulAug 2025: 59% on time (29 flights)59AugSep 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2454%
Tuesday2378%
Wednesday2383%
Thursday2471%
Friday2454%
Saturday2365%
Sunday2357%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 31%Severe weather 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 19%

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Questions

How often is AA 985 from MIA to CLT late?

American Airlines 985 from Miami, FL to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 34% of 164 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.6% 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.