Flight AA1238
American Airlines flight AA1238
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Fort Myers (RSW) to Chicago (ORD)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 40% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 69 minutes. It was cancelled 2.6% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 59.7%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.6%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 69 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 152
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 51%
- Air traffic control & airport 37%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 8%
- Extreme weather 4%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Phoenix (PHX) to Ontario (ONT)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 29% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 83 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 70.5%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 83 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 129
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 62%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 31%
- Air traffic control & airport 8%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Chicago (ORD) to Fort Myers (RSW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 27% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 73 minutes. It was cancelled 3.2% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 73.3%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.2%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 73 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 124
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 39%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 30%
- Air traffic control & airport 28%
- Extreme weather 4%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Orlando (MCO) to Phoenix (PHX)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 11% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 23 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 88.9%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 23 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 20
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 72%
- Late-arriving aircraft 28%
- Air traffic control & airport 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
ORD → PBI
Only 14 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 61.5%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 7.1%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 229 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 14
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 89%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 10%
- Air traffic control & airport 1%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Washington (DCA) to Buffalo (BUF)
Only 6 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 83.3%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 56 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 6
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 100%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 0%
- Air traffic control & airport 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Albany (ALB) to Washington (DCA)
Only 4 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 75.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 56 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 4
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 70%
- Air traffic control & airport 30%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Washington (DCA) to Albany (ALB)
Only 4 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 50.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 31 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 4
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Air traffic control & airport 70%
- Late-arriving aircraft 27%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 4%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Show as table
| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 77.8% | 29 |
| October 2025 | 88.9% | 18 |
| November 2025 | 81.6% | 49 |
| December 2025 | 59.0% | 42 |
| January 2026 | 59.6% | 55 |
| February 2026 | 78.6% | 56 |
| March 2026 | 52.6% | 62 |
| April 2026 | 61.8% | 36 |
| May 2026 | 76.7% | 30 |
| June 2026 | 70.0% | 30 |
| July 2026 | 63.3% | 30 |
| August 2026 | 62.5% | 16 |
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data