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Carrier month · October 2025
American Airlines in October 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 October 2025, American Airlines (AA) reported 85,483 scheduled domestic flights. 76.1% arrived on time, 0.7% were cancelled and 0.2% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 79.1% on time and 0.5% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 3.0 points below the combined figure.
A year earlier, in October 2024, it reported 86,812 flights with 83.4% on time: a change of −7.3 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 48%, air carrier 34% and national aviation system 15%.
- On time 76.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 23.0%
- Cancelled 0.7%
- Diverted 0.2%
October 2025 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Oct 2025 | Oct 2024 | AA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 76.1% | 83.4% | 72.7% | 79.1% |
| Departed on time | 76.6% | 83.2% | 72.0% | 80.0% |
| Cancelled | 0.7% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 0.5% |
| Average arrival delay | 10.1 min | 2.0 min | 13.3 min | 5.6 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,849 | 2,894 | 2,706 | 20,195 |
| Scheduled flights | 85,483 | 86,812 | 987,645 | 605,844 |
122 airports and 937 routes had AA flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 13,761 | 68.6% | 14.8 min | 1.3% |
| CLT Charlotte | 10,209 | 78.6% | 5.9 min | 0.2% |
| ORD Chicago | 5,626 | 70.4% | 16.4 min | 0.4% |
| MIA Miami | 5,041 | 74.6% | 10.8 min | 0.3% |
| PHX Phoenix | 4,789 | 78.4% | 5.7 min | 0.3% |
| PHL Philadelphia | 4,450 | 74.5% | 11.0 min | 0.3% |
| DCA Washington | 2,581 | 76.1% | 10.5 min | 0.9% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,482 | 81.1% | 4.9 min | 0.3% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,561 | 76.3% | 14.4 min | 0.6% |
| BOS Boston | 1,522 | 72.0% | 15.6 min | 0.9% |
| LGA New York | 1,372 | 64.2% | 20.0 min | 1.7% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,297 | 82.3% | 1.9 min | 0.5% |
| JFK New York | 1,240 | 75.6% | 7.8 min | 1.0% |
| SFO San Francisco | 1,049 | 80.6% | 5.2 min | 0.8% |
| AUS Austin | 1,043 | 75.1% | 13.3 min | 1.1% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of American Airlines flights were on time in October 2025?
76.1% of 85,483 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 79.1% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In October 2024 the carrier reported 86,812 flights with 83.4% on time and 0.9% cancelled, against 76.1% and 0.7% in October 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 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.