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Carrier month · February 2025
American Airlines in February 2025
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 February 2025, American Airlines (AA) reported 69,876 scheduled domestic flights. 78.2% arrived on time, 1.3% were cancelled and 0.2% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 77.9% on time and 1.5% cancelled that month, so the carrier was level with the combined figure.
A year earlier, in February 2024, it reported 74,870 flights with 81.0% on time: a change of −2.8 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 40%, air carrier 37% and national aviation system 18%.
- On time 78.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.2%
- Cancelled 1.3%
- Diverted 0.2%
February 2025 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | AA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 78.2% | 81.0% | 72.7% | 77.9% |
| Departed on time | 79.9% | 82.6% | 72.0% | 79.2% |
| Cancelled | 1.3% | 0.2% | 2.2% | 1.5% |
| Average arrival delay | 7.0 min | 4.8 min | 13.3 min | 5.7 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,329 | 2,496 | 2,706 | 16,830 |
| Scheduled flights | 69,876 | 74,870 | 987,645 | 504,884 |
116 airports and 820 routes had AA flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 11,885 | 76.6% | 8.1 min | 1.0% |
| CLT Charlotte | 9,150 | 76.6% | 6.5 min | 1.7% |
| MIA Miami | 5,110 | 78.1% | 5.6 min | 0.9% |
| PHX Phoenix | 4,113 | 83.8% | -0.3 min | 0.4% |
| ORD Chicago | 3,360 | 72.5% | 10.2 min | 1.1% |
| PHL Philadelphia | 2,656 | 72.7% | 8.0 min | 3.6% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,201 | 86.1% | -2.3 min | 0.6% |
| DCA Washington | 1,888 | 75.2% | 9.5 min | 2.5% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,544 | 79.0% | 6.2 min | 1.6% |
| LGA New York | 1,373 | 72.2% | 11.4 min | 2.3% |
| TPA Tampa | 1,111 | 79.9% | 8.7 min | 1.4% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,093 | 84.2% | 0.9 min | 0.5% |
| JFK New York | 1,089 | 76.7% | 1.8 min | 2.1% |
| BOS Boston | 1,050 | 74.3% | 7.8 min | 2.1% |
| AUS Austin | 893 | 82.8% | 4.4 min | 1.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of American Airlines flights were on time in February 2025?
78.2% of 69,876 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 77.9% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2024 the carrier reported 74,870 flights with 81.0% on time and 0.2% cancelled, against 78.2% and 1.3% in February 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2025; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for American Airlines · methodology · corrections.