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Carrier month · January 2026
American Airlines in January 2026
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 January 2026, American Airlines (AA) reported 76,772 scheduled domestic flights. 69.1% arrived on time, 8.9% were cancelled and 0.2% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 75.3% on time and 4.7% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 6.2 points below the combined figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, it reported 75,088 flights with 77.5% on time: a change of −8.4 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 39%, late-arriving aircraft 38% and national aviation system 12%.
- On time 69.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 21.8%
- Cancelled 8.9%
- Diverted 0.2%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | AA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 69.1% | 77.5% | 72.7% | 75.3% |
| Departed on time | 68.6% | 78.2% | 72.0% | 75.6% |
| Cancelled | 8.9% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 4.7% |
| Average arrival delay | 13.8 min | 5.6 min | 13.3 min | 6.4 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,559 | 2,503 | 2,706 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled flights | 76,772 | 75,088 | 987,645 | 544,003 |
119 airports and 885 routes had AA flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 13,039 | 60.8% | 20.3 min | 11.2% |
| CLT Charlotte | 8,920 | 71.3% | 5.6 min | 11.2% |
| MIA Miami | 5,917 | 68.8% | 13.1 min | 6.6% |
| PHX Phoenix | 4,974 | 74.6% | 7.9 min | 4.8% |
| ORD Chicago | 3,362 | 64.6% | 17.5 min | 5.5% |
| PHL Philadelphia | 2,851 | 71.8% | 6.3 min | 8.1% |
| DCA Washington | 2,447 | 69.9% | 6.1 min | 10.2% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,320 | 68.4% | 19.4 min | 5.4% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,725 | 68.1% | 16.1 min | 7.8% |
| LGA New York | 1,383 | 70.4% | 9.2 min | 10.1% |
| BOS Boston | 1,262 | 70.4% | 10.9 min | 8.7% |
| JFK New York | 1,261 | 71.8% | 6.4 min | 8.5% |
| TPA Tampa | 1,194 | 70.3% | 14.7 min | 8.0% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,063 | 72.2% | 17.9 min | 7.5% |
| AUS Austin | 836 | 68.7% | 24.6 min | 8.6% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of American Airlines flights were on time in January 2026?
69.1% of 76,772 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 75.3% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025 the carrier reported 75,088 flights with 77.5% on time and 3.7% cancelled, against 69.1% and 8.9% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for American Airlines · methodology · corrections.