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American Airlines historical flight reliability
Across 986,297 scheduled domestic flights marketed by American Airlines, 72.4% arrived on time, 17.3% arrived at least 30 minutes late, and 2.3% were cancelled during July 2025–June 2026.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics · National marketing-carrier cohort · Updated September 16, 2026
HISTORICAL ROUTE SIGNALGenerally reliable
72.4%arrived on time
17.3%30+ min late
2.3%cancelled
986,297scheduled flights
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Among qualifying American Airlines published route results, MCO to CLT had the highest on-time rate: 77.5% of 3,679 flights. DFW to MCO was lowest at 58.2% across 3,631 flights.
DFW→PHXDallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Phoenix, AZ (PHX)4,581 flights analyzedVariable68.8%on timePHX→DFWPhoenix, AZ (PHX) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)4,577 flights analyzedVariable77.5%on timeDFW→LAXDallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Los Angeles, CA (LAX)4,568 flights analyzedVariable66.5%on timeLAX→DFWLos Angeles, CA (LAX) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)4,563 flights analyzedVariable70.3%on timeDFW→LGADallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to New York, NY (LGA)4,298 flights analyzedHigher disruption60.8%on timeDFW→MIADallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Miami, FL (MIA)4,297 flights analyzedVariable66.0%on timeLGA→DFWNew York, NY (LGA) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)4,295 flights analyzedHigher disruption66.8%on timeMIA→DFWMiami, FL (MIA) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)4,294 flights analyzedVariable71.0%on timeDFW→ORDDallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Chicago, IL (ORD)4,239 flights analyzedVariable62.5%on timeORD→DFWChicago, IL (ORD) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)4,233 flights analyzedVariable65.0%on timeLAS→DFWLas Vegas, NV (LAS) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)3,987 flights analyzedVariable77.3%on timeDFW→LASDallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Las Vegas, NV (LAS)3,982 flights analyzedVariable64.4%on timeMCO→CLTOrlando, FL (MCO) to Charlotte, NC (CLT)3,679 flights analyzedGenerally reliable77.5%on timeCLT→MCOCharlotte, NC (CLT) to Orlando, FL (MCO)3,676 flights analyzedVariable69.0%on timeDFW→MCODallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Orlando, FL (MCO)3,631 flights analyzedVariable58.2%on timeMCO→DFWOrlando, FL (MCO) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)3,630 flights analyzedVariable70.1%on timeCLT→DFWCharlotte, NC (CLT) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)3,600 flights analyzedVariable76.2%on timeDFW→CLTDallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Charlotte, NC (CLT)3,600 flights analyzedVariable71.4%on time
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