Flight AA1261
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Ground Delay Program at San Diego International Airport (SAN): Average 37 minutes, up to 1 hour and 11 minutes
Reason: airport volume
Airport status
Kansas City (MCI) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 12% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 136 minutes. It was cancelled 1.5% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 88.5%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.5%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 136 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 133
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 65%
- Air traffic control & airport 17%
- Late-arriving aircraft 9%
- Extreme weather 9%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Charlotte (CLT) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 11% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 61 minutes. It was cancelled 4.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 89.2%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 4.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 61 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 125
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Air traffic control & airport 82%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 14%
- Late-arriving aircraft 3%
- Extreme weather 1%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
San Diego (SAN) to Chicago (ORD)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 14% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 81 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 86.3%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 81 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 76
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 92%
- Air traffic control & airport 8%
- Late-arriving aircraft 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Chicago (ORD) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 11% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 84 minutes. It was cancelled 10.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 88.9%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 10.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 84 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 30
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 91%
- Air traffic control & airport 9%
- Late-arriving aircraft 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 72.4% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 90.0% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 90.0% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 83.9% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 92.3% | 30 |
| February 2026 | 92.6% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 86.2% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 96.4% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 87.1% | 31 |
| June 2026 | 82.8% | 30 |
| July 2026 | 89.7% | 31 |
| August 2026 | 96.8% | 31 |
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