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Flight AA1259

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Boston (BOS) to Miami (MIA)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 11% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 79 minutes. It was cancelled 1.6% of the time.

On-time arrivals
88.6%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.6%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
79 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
311
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 54%
  • Air traffic control & airport 31%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 13%
  • Extreme weather 2%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Detroit (DTW) to Chicago (ORD)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 8% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 162 minutes. It was cancelled 11.6% of the time.

On-time arrivals
92.1%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
11.6%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
162 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
43
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 59%
  • Extreme weather 22%
  • Air traffic control & airport 11%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 8%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 96.2% 26
October 2025 80.6% 31
November 2025 82.8% 30
December 2025 87.1% 31
January 2026 76.0% 27
February 2026 96.0% 27
March 2026 90.3% 31
April 2026 84.0% 29
May 2026 96.7% 31
June 2026 96.7% 30
July 2026 93.5% 31
August 2026 86.7% 30

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

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