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Carrier month · October 2024
American Airlines in October 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 October 2024, American Airlines (AA) reported 86,812 scheduled domestic flights. 83.4% arrived on time, 0.9% were cancelled and 0.1% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 85.8% on time and 1.0% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 2.4 points below the combined figure.
A year earlier, in October 2023, it reported 81,344 flights with 82.7% on time: a change of +0.7 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 44%, air carrier 40% and national aviation system 12%.
- On time 83.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 15.6%
- Cancelled 0.9%
- Diverted 0.1%
October 2024 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Oct 2024 | Oct 2023 | AA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 83.4% | 82.7% | 72.7% | 85.8% |
| Departed on time | 83.2% | 83.2% | 72.0% | 85.5% |
| Cancelled | 0.9% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 1.0% |
| Average arrival delay | 2.0 min | 4.6 min | 13.3 min | -1.3 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,894 | 2,712 | 2,706 | 20,517 |
| Scheduled flights | 86,812 | 81,344 | 987,645 | 615,497 |
125 airports and 892 routes had AA flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 14,562 | 81.0% | 3.1 min | 0.4% |
| CLT Charlotte | 11,031 | 80.8% | 3.2 min | 0.9% |
| MIA Miami | 4,953 | 82.1% | 0.6 min | 2.3% |
| ORD Chicago | 4,895 | 83.7% | 2.2 min | 0.4% |
| PHX Phoenix | 4,799 | 83.8% | 2.3 min | 0.2% |
| PHL Philadelphia | 4,556 | 85.0% | -1.2 min | 0.9% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,731 | 83.6% | 3.7 min | 0.2% |
| DCA Washington | 2,438 | 85.6% | -4.1 min | 1.4% |
| BOS Boston | 1,623 | 87.7% | -6.7 min | 0.3% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,466 | 83.4% | -5.7 min | 7.2% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,319 | 84.9% | 2.1 min | 0.1% |
| JFK New York | 1,277 | 90.9% | -9.3 min | 0.2% |
| LGA New York | 1,242 | 85.6% | 1.6 min | 0.5% |
| AUS Austin | 1,203 | 84.9% | 7.8 min | 0.3% |
| SFO San Francisco | 1,027 | 82.9% | 4.0 min | 0.1% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of American Airlines flights were on time in October 2024?
83.4% of 86,812 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 85.8% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In October 2023 the carrier reported 81,344 flights with 82.7% on time and 0.5% cancelled, against 83.4% and 0.9% in October 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 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.