Airline profile · AA

American Airlines

On-time performance, cancellations and route reliability, calculated from 2,930,179 flights.

Reliability

July 2023 – June 2026

Airline Reliability Score

52/ 100Fair

Better than 23% of US reporting carriers (15 compared)

Calculated from 2,930,179 flights. How this is calculated

On-time arrivals

75.1%

2,154,564 of 2,870,028

Cancellation rate

1.74%

51,094 cancelled

Median arrival delay

-5 min

Average 13.4 min

Severe delays

9.8%

60+ minutes late

Delay when late

85 min

Average, when 15+ min late

Departure punctuality

75.3%

Left the gate on time

Over the last 12 months American Airlines arrived on time 74.4% of the time, against 75.6% in the 12 months before — broadly unchanged.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Data covering July 2023 – June 2026

Performance over time

What causes the delays

Share of total reported delay minutes by cause, as classified by the operating carrier.

Late-arriving aircraft47%

Carrier34%

National airspace system14%

Weather6%

Security0%

Source: US DOT BTS delay cause categories · July 2023 – June 2026 · Cause minutes are only reported for arrivals delayed 15 minutes or more.

Where this airline flies

Departure performance at the airports FlyerIntel covers.

Airport	Departures	On time	Cancelled	Median delay
DFW Dallas–Fort Worth	495,922	68.4%	2.34%	-1 min
CLT Charlotte	360,621	73.3%	1.45%	-3 min
MIA Miami	183,477	71.3%	1.44%	-3 min
PHX Phoenix	166,201	79.9%	0.70%	-6 min
ORD Chicago	162,337	71.2%	1.71%	-3 min
PHL Philadelphia	135,282	75.7%	1.84%	-6 min
LAX Los Angeles	89,964	79.2%	0.87%	-7 min
DCA Washington	82,534	76.8%	2.09%	-8 min
MCO Orlando	56,483	75.0%	1.73%	-5 min
LGA New York	50,947	75.6%	2.81%	-8 min
BOS Boston	49,706	79.6%	1.80%	-11 min
JFK New York	43,630	81.3%	1.61%	-12 min

Strongest airports

HNL (87.4%), SJC (83.4%), ONT (83.2%)

Weakest airports

DFW (68.4%), ORD (71.2%), MIA (71.3%)

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026

Route performance

Most reliable routes

HNL→PHXHonolulu to Phoenix90.2%DCA→LASWashington to Las Vegas89.8%SAT→MIASan Antonio to Miami88.9%SNA→CLTSanta Ana to Charlotte88.7%DTW→MIADetroit to Miami88.0%SJC→PHXSan Jose to Phoenix87.9%JFK→SNANew York to Santa Ana87.9%HNL→LAXHonolulu to Los Angeles87.9%

Least reliable routes

ORD→OMAChicago to Omaha54.9%MIA→PDXMiami to Portland59.8%ORD→EWRChicago to Newark59.9%MIA→MEMMiami to Memphis61.0%DFW→BUFDallas–Fort Worth to Buffalo62.1%ORD→CLEChicago to Cleveland62.3%DFW→SFODallas–Fort Worth to San Francisco62.5%ORD→BUFChicago to Buffalo62.8%

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Routes with fewer than 600 flights by this carrier are not ranked.

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