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AA2221

Atlanta (ATL) to Los Angeles (LAX) · scheduled 5:10 PM – 7:10 PM

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How AA2221 performs

567 operations, 2023-08-15 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
79.7%
451 of 566 completed
Cancellation rate
0.18%
1 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-8 min
Average 8.9 min
Severe delays
6.5%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
93 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
76.7%
Left the gate on time

AA2221 arrived on time 79.7% of the time, against 77.3% for all ATLLAX flights — this specific departure is 2.4 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against American Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 2.0 points better.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 567 operations between 2023-08-15 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
AA222179.7%0.18%-8 min6.5%567
American Airlines on ATLLAX77.7%0.50%-8 min8.7%1,209
All ATLLAX flights77.3%0.84%-4 min6.7%15,880

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-08-15 to 2026-06-30

Other routes AA2221 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
INDCLT Indianapolis to Charlotte2023-07-012026-05-2041980.0%
CLTIND Charlotte to Indianapolis2023-07-012026-05-2025680.9%
CLTORF Charlotte to Norfolk2026-01-082026-02-0920
ORFCLT Norfolk to Charlotte2026-01-082026-02-0920
DFWORD Dallas–Fort Worth to Chicago2025-11-032025-12-0217
PHXBNA Phoenix to Nashville2025-12-012025-12-011
ORDDFW Chicago to Dallas–Fort Worth2025-11-022025-11-165
DCADFW Washington to Dallas–Fort Worth2024-01-132024-02-105
CLTEWR Charlotte to Newark2023-12-232023-12-231
CLTSRQ Charlotte to Sarasota/Bradenton2023-10-052023-11-0429

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route AA2221 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 567 records of AA2221 operating ATLLAX, 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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