Flight profile · American Airlines
AA1983
Miami (MIA) to Phoenix (PHX) · scheduled 7:28 AM – 9:18 AM
How AA1983 performs
925 operations, July 2023 – August 2026.
Between its first and last recorded date on MIA → PHX, AA1983 averaged about 6 operations a week (925 in 1,158 days, cancelled ones included).
AA1983 arrived on time 86.0% of the time, against 76.1% for all MIA → PHX flights, so this departure is 9.9 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against American Airlines’ own flights on this route it is 9.9 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 925 operations, July 2023 – August 2026 · If AA1983 is cancelled or significantly changed, DOT’s automatic refund rule may entitle you to your money back. The refund checker walks through eligibility.
What stands out
How AA1983 compares to other flight numbers, not just to itself.
Every day of the week performs about the same on this flight, steadier than 94% of 1,863 comparable flight numbers.
87.9% on time on the best day (Sunday) against 83.3% on the worst (Saturday).
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – August 2026 · The one thing about this specific departure that ranks most extreme against every other published flight number, out of everything FlyerIntel checks — shown only when something clears a real statistical bar, not for every flight.
Where AA1983 is right now
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Against the rest of the route
| Flight or route | On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA1983 | 86.0% | 0.22% | -3 min | 3.6% | 925 |
| American Airlines on MIA → PHX | 76.1% | 0.74% | -4 min | 8.4% | 5,671 |
| All MIA → PHX flights | 76.1% | 0.74% | -4 min | 8.4% | 5,671 |
AA1983 cancelled 2 of 925 operations (0.22%), below the 0.74% for MIA → PHX.
3.6% of AA1983’s arrivals were an hour or more late, against 8.4% across MIA → PHX, so the long delays are less common on this number than on the route.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – August 2026
Why AA1983 runs late
Where US DOT attributed the delay minutes on this flight.
the inbound aircraft was late, so this flight started late
crew, maintenance, boarding and fueling, all within the carrier’s control
airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control
weather severe enough to stop this flight specifically
Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for AA1983 on MIA → PHX. Only delays of 15 minutes or more are attributed. What the five causes mean
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Data covering July 2023 – August 2026
Does a late aircraft delay this flight?
How often the plane that flies AA1983 comes in late, and what that does to the departure.
When the aircraft came in 15 or more minutes late, AA1983 pushed back an average of 20 minutes late; when it came in on time or early, an average of 0 minutes early.
Matched by tail number to the aircraft’s previous flight into MIA: 738 of 923 departures. Unknown, cancelled or diverted inbounds and gaps over 12 hours are left out.
Against the network at the same turn length
| Share of departures | Inbound landed 15+ late | Left 15+ late after a late inbound | Left 15+ late after an on-time inbound |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA1983 | 16% | 22% | 6% |
| Network, same turn | 23% | 40% | 9% |
A long gap on the ground gives a late aircraft room to catch up before this flight pushes back.
The network row is every flight with a scheduled turn of 90 minutes to 3 hours. How often AA1983’s aircraft landed 15 or more minutes late is lower than the network’s and, once the aircraft was late, how often AA1983 left 15 or more minutes late is lower than the network’s.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Data covering July 2023 – August 2026
From pushback to gate
When it leaves MIA late, does that still matter by the time it reaches PHX?
On arrival at PHX, AA1983 spends 12.6 min taxiing from touchdown to the gate — ground time a connecting passenger sits through before they can even leave the aircraft, on top of however late the flight itself ran. That is 5.2 minutes longer than a typical PHX arrival (7.5 min).
Taxi-out is gate to wheels up and sits inside the scheduled block; the hourly comparison is 20,409 MIA departures. Taxi-in is landing to gate, set against 613,261 arrivals at PHX. More on taxi time.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – August 2026
The hour it leaves MIA
AA1983 has one departure time, 7:28 AM, so this is what that hour at MIA is worth.
On-time arrival rate. 20,409 departures from MIA are scheduled in the 7 AM–8 AM hour over the period, against 349,146 across the whole day.
AA1983 is scheduled out of MIA at 7:28 AM, in the 7 AM–8 AM bank. Departures from MIA in that hour arrive on time 89.2% of the time against 73.2% across the airport’s whole day — the slot alone is worth 16.1 points better before anything about this particular flight is considered.
Both airport figures cover every destination from MIA, so they describe the slot, not this journey; the route comparison is above. Why the hour matters.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – August 2026 · Hours below 120 departures are not scored.
By day of week
Does AA1983 run worse on particular days?
Sunday scored highest and Saturday lowest, 4.6 points apart, but with about 132 operations per scored day that is within what chance alone produces, so no day stands out.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – August 2026 · Days with fewer than 120 operations are not scored.
Other routes AA1983 has flown
Carriers reassign flight numbers. AA1983 also served these 6 other city pairs in the period.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHX→MIA Phoenix to Miami | May 21, 2026 – August 4, 2026 | 76 | — |
| ORD→SFO Chicago to San Francisco | March 8, 2026 – April 6, 2026 | 30 | — |
| CLT→ORD Charlotte to Chicago | February 12, 2026 – March 7, 2026 | 24 | — |
| DFW→PHL Dallas–Fort Worth to Philadelphia | January 6, 2026 – February 11, 2026 | 37 | — |
| ORD→PHX Chicago to Phoenix | November 2, 2025 – January 5, 2026 | 49 | — |
| CLT→PHL Charlotte to Philadelphia | December 3–17, 2025 | 15 | — |
The figures above describe only MIA → PHX, the route AA1983 flies now.
When it goes wrong
The average describes a usual day. This is the day that ruins a connection.
21 min late
against a median of 3 min early
Percentiles over 925 operations; cancelled and diverted flights are counted separately.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Data covering July 2023 – August 2026
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 925 records of AA1983 operating MIA → PHX, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights are reported separately, not in the on-time rate.
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