American Airlines in March 2026

72.8%arrived on time

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 March 2026, American Airlines (AA) reported 84,647 scheduled domestic flights. 72.8% arrived on time, 2.0% were cancelled and 0.4% diverted.

All reporting carriers together recorded 73.2% on time and 2.9% cancelled that month, so the carrier was level with the combined figure.

A year earlier, in March 2025, it reported 82,536 flights with 75.5% on time: a change of −2.7 points.

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 47%, air carrier 35% and national aviation system 13%.

On time 72.8%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.7%
Cancelled 2.0%
Diverted 0.4%

Every scheduled domestic flight reported by American Airlines in March 2026.

March 2026 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers

Measure	Mar 2026	Mar 2025	AA, 12 months to Jul 2026	All carriers, Mar 2026
Arrived on time	72.8%	75.5%	72.7%	73.2%
Departed on time	71.4%	77.2%	72.0%	72.8%
Cancelled	2.0%	1.5%	2.2%	2.9%
Average arrival delay	12.7 min	10.7 min	13.3 min	10.6 min
Scheduled flights a day	2,822	2,751	2,706	20,403
Scheduled flights	84,647	82,536	987,645	612,102

115 airports and 872 routes had AA flights that month.

Busiest airports that month

Airport	Departures	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DFW Dallas/Fort Worth	14,267	67.3%	16.3 min	1.7%
CLT Charlotte	9,717	74.4%	8.1 min	1.6%
MIA Miami	5,805	67.3%	12.9 min	2.4%
PHX Phoenix	5,301	77.3%	7.2 min	0.9%
ORD Chicago	5,060	57.6%	26.8 min	4.9%
PHL Philadelphia	3,310	77.6%	6.6 min	2.0%
LAX Los Angeles	2,456	74.8%	12.4 min	1.0%
DCA Washington	2,359	72.4%	8.8 min	2.3%
MCO Orlando	1,752	71.2%	11.4 min	3.1%
LGA New York	1,434	65.0%	20.2 min	5.0%
TPA Tampa	1,342	76.1%	7.1 min	2.6%
BOS Boston	1,339	80.6%	2.3 min	2.3%
LAS Las Vegas	1,221	78.3%	11.3 min	1.4%
JFK New York	1,203	80.9%	0.4 min	1.7%
AUS Austin	1,050	70.0%	28.0 min	1.9%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of AA flights that arrived on time, by scheduled departure hour (local time at each origin), March 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	All carriers, Mar 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	34.8%	33.5%	638,315
Late-arriving aircraft	47.1%	39.3%	863,766
National Aviation System	13.1%	21.0%	241,250
Extreme weather	4.7%	5.9%	86,857
Security	0.3%	0.2%	4,682

1,834,870 delay minutes on 20,903 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

What share of American Airlines flights were on time in March 2026?

72.8% of 84,647 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 73.2% that month.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In March 2025 the carrier reported 82,536 flights with 75.5% on time and 1.5% cancelled, against 72.8% and 2.0% in March 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 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.