American Airlines in July 2026

65.0%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 July 2026, American Airlines (AA) reported 89,200 scheduled domestic flights. 65.0% arrived on time, 2.3% were cancelled and 0.6% diverted.

All reporting carriers together recorded 69.4% on time and 2.6% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 4.4 points below the combined figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, it reported 87,852 flights with 62.4% on time: a change of +2.6 points.

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 52%, air carrier 30% and national aviation system 13%.

On time 65.0%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 32.1%
Cancelled 2.3%
Diverted 0.6%

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

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

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	AA, 12 months to Jul 2026	All carriers, Jul 2026
Arrived on time	65.0%	62.4%	72.7%	69.4%
Departed on time	63.1%	62.7%	72.0%	68.8%
Cancelled	2.3%	3.4%	2.2%	2.6%
Average arrival delay	24.0 min	27.0 min	13.3 min	15.6 min
Scheduled flights a day	2,973	2,928	2,706	21,066
Scheduled flights	89,200	87,852	987,645	631,970

124 airports and 903 routes had AA flights that month.

Busiest airports that month

Airport	Departures	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DFW Dallas/Fort Worth	14,745	54.8%	33.1 min	1.2%
CLT Charlotte	9,610	62.1%	24.0 min	1.7%
ORD Chicago	5,995	60.3%	27.1 min	4.1%
MIA Miami	5,620	59.0%	27.3 min	2.1%
PHX Phoenix	5,070	65.7%	21.5 min	1.1%
PHL Philadelphia	4,866	64.7%	17.5 min	5.0%
LAX Los Angeles	2,904	65.2%	24.1 min	1.7%
DCA Washington	2,194	65.7%	18.4 min	5.5%
MCO Orlando	1,724	66.7%	25.9 min	2.1%
BOS Boston	1,628	73.3%	11.9 min	3.9%
LGA New York	1,493	63.2%	27.9 min	7.0%
JFK New York	1,451	65.9%	22.3 min	6.2%
LAS Las Vegas	1,205	67.7%	23.5 min	1.5%
SFO San Francisco	1,187	63.1%	22.2 min	2.1%
TPA Tampa	1,127	70.7%	19.0 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), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	All carriers, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	30.4%	31.7%	825,996
Late-arriving aircraft	51.6%	41.8%	1,403,448
National Aviation System	12.5%	19.9%	339,854
Extreme weather	5.4%	6.5%	146,041
Security	0.1%	0.1%	3,701

2,719,040 delay minutes on 28,650 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 July 2026?

65.0% of 89,200 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 69.4% that month.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025 the carrier reported 87,852 flights with 62.4% on time and 3.4% cancelled, against 65.0% and 2.3% in July 2026.

Provenance

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