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Carrier month · September 2024
American Airlines in September 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 September 2024, American Airlines (AA) reported 80,709 scheduled domestic flights. 80.0% arrived on time, 0.7% were cancelled and 0.1% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 83.9% on time and 0.6% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 3.9 points below the combined figure.
A year earlier, in September 2023, it reported 76,972 flights with 78.6% on time: a change of +1.4 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 43%, air carrier 38% and national aviation system 15%.
- On time 80.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.2%
- Cancelled 0.7%
- Diverted 0.1%
September 2024 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | AA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 80.0% | 78.6% | 72.7% | 83.9% |
| Departed on time | 81.2% | 79.6% | 72.0% | 84.4% |
| Cancelled | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 0.6% |
| Average arrival delay | 5.6 min | 8.6 min | 13.3 min | 1.0 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,690 | 2,566 | 2,706 | 19,421 |
| Scheduled flights | 80,709 | 76,972 | 987,645 | 582,622 |
124 airports and 888 routes had AA flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 13,346 | 76.8% | 6.3 min | 0.2% |
| CLT Charlotte | 10,484 | 75.5% | 8.7 min | 1.7% |
| ORD Chicago | 4,894 | 81.1% | 4.3 min | 0.2% |
| MIA Miami | 4,401 | 75.3% | 7.9 min | 0.7% |
| PHL Philadelphia | 4,333 | 80.8% | 1.3 min | 0.3% |
| PHX Phoenix | 4,193 | 85.2% | 1.0 min | 0.1% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,537 | 85.6% | 3.8 min | 0.2% |
| DCA Washington | 2,287 | 85.2% | -1.7 min | 0.5% |
| BOS Boston | 1,509 | 85.3% | -0.6 min | 0.3% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,264 | 78.9% | 6.8 min | 0.5% |
| LGA New York | 1,253 | 84.4% | 1.5 min | 0.7% |
| JFK New York | 1,221 | 84.7% | 1.3 min | 0.2% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,193 | 83.8% | -0.5 min | 0.3% |
| AUS Austin | 1,172 | 87.3% | 2.3 min | 0.1% |
| SFO San Francisco | 937 | 81.9% | 8.2 min | 0.2% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of American Airlines flights were on time in September 2024?
80.0% of 80,709 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 83.9% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In September 2023 the carrier reported 76,972 flights with 78.6% on time and 0.8% cancelled, against 80.0% and 0.7% in September 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for September 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.