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Carrier month · August 2024
American Airlines in August 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In August 2024, American Airlines (AA) reported 85,963 scheduled domestic flights. 66.7% arrived on time, 2.9% were cancelled and 0.4% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 74.7% on time and 2.1% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 8.0 points below the combined figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, it reported 85,157 flights with 73.3% on time: a change of −6.6 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 49%, air carrier 33% and national aviation system 12%.
- On time 66.7%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 30.0%
- Cancelled 2.9%
- Diverted 0.4%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | AA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 66.7% | 73.3% | 72.7% | 74.7% |
| Departed on time | 67.1% | 72.8% | 72.0% | 75.4% |
| Cancelled | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| Average arrival delay | 21.6 min | 17.7 min | 13.3 min | 10.6 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,865 | 2,839 | 2,706 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled flights | 85,963 | 85,157 | 987,645 | 619,025 |
124 airports and 921 routes had AA flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 14,268 | 64.9% | 21.7 min | 1.4% |
| CLT Charlotte | 10,974 | 61.3% | 25.0 min | 3.4% |
| ORD Chicago | 5,058 | 63.9% | 22.1 min | 2.4% |
| MIA Miami | 4,826 | 55.4% | 30.5 min | 4.4% |
| PHL Philadelphia | 4,804 | 57.3% | 29.7 min | 5.4% |
| PHX Phoenix | 4,243 | 73.7% | 14.2 min | 1.0% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,625 | 76.7% | 10.5 min | 1.3% |
| DCA Washington | 2,390 | 65.1% | 21.1 min | 4.6% |
| BOS Boston | 1,647 | 71.4% | 12.3 min | 3.8% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,411 | 62.6% | 24.4 min | 4.7% |
| LGA New York | 1,307 | 63.8% | 23.6 min | 7.5% |
| AUS Austin | 1,207 | 74.4% | 22.0 min | 2.2% |
| JFK New York | 1,190 | 71.3% | 9.3 min | 5.4% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,186 | 73.4% | 20.4 min | 1.2% |
| RDU Raleigh/Durham | 1,072 | 66.4% | 30.2 min | 3.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of American Airlines flights were on time in August 2024?
66.7% of 85,963 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 74.7% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023 the carrier reported 85,157 flights with 73.3% on time and 1.4% cancelled, against 66.7% and 2.9% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for American Airlines · methodology · corrections.