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AA1986

Charlotte (CLT) to Phoenix (PHX) · scheduled 9:40 AM – 11:16 AM

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How AA1986 performs

291 operations, 2024-06-05 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
84.4%
244 of 289 completed
Cancellation rate
0.34%
1 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-10 min
Average -1.7 min
Severe delays
4.2%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
57 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
77.6%
Left the gate on time

AA1986 arrived on time 84.4% of the time, against 77.7% for all CLTPHX flights — this specific departure is 6.7 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against American Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 6.7 points better.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 291 operations between 2024-06-05 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
AA198684.4%0.34%-10 min4.2%291
American Airlines on CLTPHX77.7%0.71%-5 min6.9%8,788
All CLTPHX flights77.7%0.71%-5 min6.9%8,788

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-06-05 to 2026-06-30

Other routes AA1986 has flown

A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.

RouteOperatedFlightsOn time
PHXCLT Phoenix to Charlotte2024-04-042026-05-2025781.3%
CLTRIC Charlotte to Richmond2025-10-062025-11-0119
RICCLT Richmond to Charlotte2025-10-062025-11-0119
DCALAX Washington to Los Angeles2023-11-052025-03-2929683.6%
DFWPDX Dallas–Fort Worth to Portland2023-07-012023-11-0411258.3%

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route AA1986 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 291 records of AA1986 operating CLTPHX, 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 excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.

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