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Carrier month · April 2025
American Airlines in April 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 April 2025, American Airlines (AA) reported 82,261 scheduled domestic flights. 74.3% arrived on time, 1.4% were cancelled and 0.3% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 79.5% on time and 0.8% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 5.2 points below the combined figure.
A year earlier, in April 2024, it reported 81,216 flights with 74.9% on time: a change of −0.6 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 46%, air carrier 32% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 74.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.0%
- Cancelled 1.4%
- Diverted 0.3%
April 2025 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Apr 2025 | Apr 2024 | AA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 74.3% | 74.9% | 72.7% | 79.5% |
| Departed on time | 76.0% | 75.8% | 72.0% | 80.6% |
| Cancelled | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 0.8% |
| Average arrival delay | 11.9 min | 12.8 min | 13.3 min | 5.7 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,742 | 2,707 | 2,706 | 19,465 |
| Scheduled flights | 82,261 | 81,216 | 987,645 | 583,950 |
122 airports and 864 routes had AA flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 13,535 | 63.6% | 21.0 min | 3.2% |
| CLT Charlotte | 9,983 | 74.2% | 10.4 min | 0.3% |
| MIA Miami | 5,553 | 72.8% | 12.4 min | 0.8% |
| PHX Phoenix | 4,877 | 78.6% | 7.2 min | 0.4% |
| ORD Chicago | 4,407 | 76.5% | 7.5 min | 1.4% |
| PHL Philadelphia | 3,760 | 76.7% | 7.7 min | 0.7% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,580 | 76.7% | 9.9 min | 0.5% |
| DCA Washington | 2,517 | 77.2% | 6.3 min | 0.6% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,691 | 80.1% | 7.9 min | 0.6% |
| LGA New York | 1,498 | 72.9% | 9.9 min | 1.2% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,345 | 79.5% | 4.3 min | 1.3% |
| BOS Boston | 1,290 | 80.2% | 8.7 min | 0.9% |
| TPA Tampa | 1,239 | 78.9% | 6.9 min | 1.6% |
| JFK New York | 1,138 | 80.9% | 1.9 min | 0.6% |
| AUS Austin | 1,025 | 75.0% | 18.9 min | 1.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of American Airlines flights were on time in April 2025?
74.3% of 82,261 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 79.5% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In April 2024 the carrier reported 81,216 flights with 74.9% on time and 1.0% cancelled, against 74.3% and 1.4% in April 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 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.