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Carrier month · December 2024
American Airlines in December 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 December 2024, American Airlines (AA) reported 77,737 scheduled domestic flights. 76.3% arrived on time, 1.0% were cancelled and 0.4% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 78.1% on time and 0.7% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 1.8 points below the combined figure.
A year earlier, in December 2023, it reported 75,408 flights with 82.1% on time: a change of −5.8 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 46%, air carrier 34% and national aviation system 13%.
- On time 76.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.4%
- Cancelled 1.0%
- Diverted 0.4%
December 2024 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | AA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 76.3% | 82.1% | 72.7% | 78.1% |
| Departed on time | 75.8% | 83.3% | 72.0% | 77.8% |
| Cancelled | 1.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0.7% |
| Average arrival delay | 10.7 min | 4.1 min | 13.3 min | 7.1 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,591 | 2,514 | 2,706 | 19,686 |
| Scheduled flights | 77,737 | 75,408 | 987,645 | 590,581 |
123 airports and 869 routes had AA flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 13,622 | 69.2% | 18.8 min | 2.5% |
| CLT Charlotte | 9,965 | 75.0% | 9.6 min | 0.2% |
| MIA Miami | 5,349 | 75.0% | 7.1 min | 0.3% |
| PHX Phoenix | 4,531 | 83.3% | 2.0 min | 0.2% |
| ORD Chicago | 3,890 | 75.1% | 10.4 min | 0.4% |
| PHL Philadelphia | 3,175 | 77.5% | 8.4 min | 0.3% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,492 | 84.2% | -0.5 min | 0.4% |
| DCA Washington | 1,992 | 82.4% | -0.4 min | 0.5% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,621 | 78.7% | 7.4 min | 0.7% |
| LGA New York | 1,469 | 74.7% | 10.8 min | 0.3% |
| BOS Boston | 1,238 | 78.5% | 6.1 min | 1.5% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,209 | 84.3% | 2.4 min | 0.9% |
| JFK New York | 1,156 | 80.8% | 1.6 min | 0.1% |
| TPA Tampa | 1,156 | 77.4% | 10.2 min | 0.4% |
| AUS Austin | 1,038 | 77.4% | 16.9 min | 1.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of American Airlines flights were on time in December 2024?
76.3% of 77,737 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 78.1% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In December 2023 the carrier reported 75,408 flights with 82.1% on time and 0.0% cancelled, against 76.3% and 1.0% in December 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for December 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.