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Carrier month · December 2025
American Airlines in December 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 December 2025, American Airlines (AA) reported 79,859 scheduled domestic flights. 73.1% arrived on time, 0.5% were cancelled and 0.2% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 71.9% on time and 1.5% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 1.2 points above the combined figure.
A year earlier, in December 2024, it reported 77,737 flights with 76.3% on time: a change of −3.2 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 49%, air carrier 34% and national aviation system 13%.
- On time 73.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 26.2%
- Cancelled 0.5%
- Diverted 0.2%
December 2025 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | AA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 73.1% | 76.3% | 72.7% | 71.9% |
| Departed on time | 72.6% | 75.8% | 72.0% | 72.0% |
| Cancelled | 0.5% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 1.5% |
| Average arrival delay | 13.1 min | 10.7 min | 13.3 min | 13.0 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,662 | 2,591 | 2,706 | 19,410 |
| Scheduled flights | 79,859 | 77,737 | 987,645 | 582,304 |
119 airports and 891 routes had AA flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 13,864 | 65.3% | 18.1 min | 0.2% |
| CLT Charlotte | 9,353 | 74.5% | 9.2 min | 0.3% |
| MIA Miami | 5,490 | 76.1% | 6.5 min | 0.3% |
| PHX Phoenix | 4,975 | 78.8% | 7.0 min | 0.1% |
| ORD Chicago | 4,153 | 63.3% | 21.9 min | 1.1% |
| PHL Philadelphia | 3,115 | 67.4% | 17.2 min | 1.5% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,477 | 75.0% | 13.5 min | 0.4% |
| DCA Washington | 2,255 | 73.3% | 10.6 min | 0.4% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,690 | 73.6% | 13.6 min | 0.4% |
| LGA New York | 1,409 | 62.2% | 22.5 min | 2.2% |
| BOS Boston | 1,284 | 76.1% | 11.2 min | 0.3% |
| TPA Tampa | 1,269 | 77.1% | 12.7 min | 0.6% |
| JFK New York | 1,248 | 69.6% | 18.7 min | 1.7% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,167 | 83.8% | 3.7 min | 0.3% |
| AUS Austin | 1,049 | 78.3% | 15.1 min | 0.6% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of American Airlines flights were on time in December 2025?
73.1% of 79,859 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 71.9% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In December 2024 the carrier reported 77,737 flights with 76.3% on time and 1.0% cancelled, against 73.1% and 0.5% in December 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for December 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.