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Carrier month · November 2025
American Airlines in November 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 November 2025, American Airlines (AA) reported 78,826 scheduled domestic flights. 74.8% arrived on time, 2.1% were cancelled and 0.2% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 77.3% on time and 2.5% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 2.5 points below the combined figure.
A year earlier, in November 2024, it reported 76,757 flights with 82.8% on time: a change of −8.0 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 43%, air carrier 34% and national aviation system 19%.
- On time 74.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.9%
- Cancelled 2.1%
- Diverted 0.2%
November 2025 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Nov 2025 | Nov 2024 | AA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 74.8% | 82.8% | 72.7% | 77.3% |
| Departed on time | 75.1% | 83.5% | 72.0% | 78.1% |
| Cancelled | 2.1% | 0.6% | 2.2% | 2.5% |
| Average arrival delay | 10.0 min | 2.6 min | 13.3 min | 6.4 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,628 | 2,559 | 2,706 | 19,018 |
| Scheduled flights | 78,826 | 76,757 | 987,645 | 570,550 |
121 airports and 918 routes had AA flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 13,445 | 66.6% | 17.9 min | 3.0% |
| CLT Charlotte | 9,576 | 79.1% | 4.6 min | 0.9% |
| MIA Miami | 5,258 | 73.8% | 8.4 min | 1.5% |
| PHX Phoenix | 4,758 | 77.5% | 5.4 min | 1.6% |
| ORD Chicago | 4,295 | 71.4% | 10.4 min | 4.4% |
| PHL Philadelphia | 3,185 | 77.0% | 5.4 min | 1.9% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,425 | 71.4% | 15.1 min | 1.2% |
| DCA Washington | 2,207 | 73.5% | 9.8 min | 1.6% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,540 | 73.4% | 12.7 min | 2.5% |
| LGA New York | 1,422 | 64.0% | 20.3 min | 3.2% |
| BOS Boston | 1,280 | 78.1% | 6.7 min | 2.0% |
| JFK New York | 1,233 | 79.8% | 1.5 min | 1.6% |
| TPA Tampa | 1,159 | 81.0% | 8.1 min | 1.6% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,144 | 79.8% | 3.1 min | 2.4% |
| AUS Austin | 1,084 | 70.6% | 21.8 min | 2.8% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of American Airlines flights were on time in November 2025?
74.8% of 78,826 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 77.3% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In November 2024 the carrier reported 76,757 flights with 82.8% on time and 0.6% cancelled, against 74.8% and 2.1% in November 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for November 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.