American Airlines Delays
73.9% on-time over the last 12 months · 1987–2026
985,252Flights
73.9%On-time
22.8 minAvg delay
2.3%Cancelled
Delay causes (last 12 months)
- Air carrier33.6%
- Extreme weather5.9%
- National Aviation System14%
- Security0.1%
- Late-arriving aircraft46.4%
By year
| Year | Flights | On-time | Avg delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 407,483 | 76.5% | 20.4 min | 3% |
| 2025 | 973,653 | 74% | 22.3 min | 1.8% |
| 2024 | 984,306 | 73.6% | 23.4 min | 1.5% |
| 2023 | 940,531 | 76.8% | 20.7 min | 1.1% |
| 2022 | 874,145 | 77.2% | 18.1 min | 3% |
| 2021 | 736,399 | 82.4% | 13.8 min | 2.2% |
| 2020 | 569,806 | 88.7% | 7.8 min | 6% |
| 2019 | 946,776 | 78.7% | 15.2 min | 2.1% |
| 2018 | 916,818 | 79.7% | 13.7 min | 1.6% |
| 2017 | 896,348 | 81.5% | 12.2 min | 1.4% |
| 2016 | 914,495 | 80.3% | 13 min | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 725,984 | 81.5% | 12 min | 1.5% |
| 2014 | 537,697 | 77% | 14.8 min | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 537,891 | 79% | 13.3 min | 1.8% |
| 2012 | 525,220 | 78.4% | 13.3 min | 1.8% |
| 2011 | 538,179 | 79.8% | 12.5 min | 2.5% |
| 2010 | 540,963 | 81% | 11.6 min | 1.7% |
| 2009 | 551,597 | 78.5% | 13.7 min | 1.7% |
| 2008 | 604,885 | 71.9% | 17.7 min | 2.9% |
| 2007 | 633,857 | 70.7% | 19.1 min | 2.8% |
| 2006 | 643,597 | 76.8% | 14.9 min | 1.6% |
| 2005 | 673,569 | 78% | 13.6 min | 1.4% |
| 2004 | 698,548 | 78.2% | 14.2 min | 1.8% |
| 2003 | 752,241 | 83.1% | 10.3 min | 1.6% |
| 2002 | 852,439 | 84.8% | 9.1 min | 1.1% |
| 2001 | 716,985 | 79.4% | 12.2 min | 4.5% |
| 2000 | 742,265 | 75.9% | 15.2 min | 4% |
| 1999 | 692,653 | 76.7% | 14.2 min | 4.2% |
| 1998 | 653,919 | 81.9% | 10.8 min | 2.2% |
| 1997 | 663,954 | 81% | 11 min | 2% |
| 1996 | 655,539 | 73.9% | 14.8 min | 2.2% |
| 1995 | 688,471 | 78.8% | 11.5 min | 1.6% |
| 1994 | 722,277 | 82% | 9.7 min | 1.1% |
| 1993 | 786,696 | 81.8% | 9.6 min | 1.2% |
| 1992 | 782,371 | 82.6% | 8.9 min | 0.6% |
| 1991 | 725,191 | 84% | 8.4 min | 0.7% |
| 1990 | 712,060 | 79.7% | 10.5 min | 0.9% |
| 1989 | 723,252 | 80.7% | 10 min | 1.4% |
| 1988 | 694,757 | 84% | 8.1 min | 1% |
| 1987 | 165,121 | 81.7% | 8.4 min | 1.2% |
Worst-performing routes
- Chicago ↔ Pittsburgh62.7% on-time
- Dallas-Fort Worth ↔ Des Moines63% on-time
- New York ↔ Orlando63.6% on-time
- Dallas-Fort Worth ↔ Sioux Falls63.7% on-time
- Houston ↔ Chicago64.3% on-time
- Dallas-Fort Worth ↔ Little Rock64.6% on-time
- Newark ↔ Chicago65% on-time
- Buffalo ↔ Dallas-Fort Worth65.3% on-time
- Dallas-Fort Worth ↔ Vail65.5% on-time
- Chicago ↔ West Palm Beach65.5% on-time
On-time = arrival within 15 minutes of schedule, per U.S. DOT definitions. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (public domain). Delay-cause attribution is reported by carriers since June 2003.