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AA306

New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX) · scheduled 4:30 PM – 7:51 PM

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How AA306 performs

1,082 operations, 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
84.0%
895 of 1,065 completed
Cancellation rate
1.20%
13 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-16 min
Average -3.7 min
Severe delays
5.4%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
83 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
89.4%
Left the gate on time

AA306 arrived on time 84.0% of the time, against 80.0% for all JFKLAX flights — this specific departure is 4.0 percentage points better than the route as a whole.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 1,082 operations between 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
AA30684.0%1.20%-16 min5.4%1,082
American Airlines on JFKLAX83.2%1.06%-16 min6.4%9,771
All JFKLAX flights80.0%1.00%-11 min7.4%30,232

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30

By day of week

Does AA306 run worse on particular days?

Monday88.2%
Tuesday88.9%
Wednesday83.6%
Thursday85.9%
Friday81.2%
Saturday78.8%
Sunday81.9%

Tuesday is historically the most reliable day and Saturday the least, a gap of 10.0 percentage points.

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · Days with fewer than 120 operations are not scored.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 1,082 records of AA306 operating JFKLAX, 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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