Flight AA1279
American Airlines flight AA1279
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Columbus (CMH) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 20% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 78 minutes. It was cancelled 2.1% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 80.3%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.1%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 78 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 282
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 51%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 25%
- Air traffic control & airport 19%
- Extreme weather 5%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Columbus (CMH)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 16% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 76 minutes. It was cancelled 2.5% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 83.6%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.5%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 76 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 281
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 44%
- Extreme weather 28%
- Air traffic control & airport 14%
- Late-arriving aircraft 13%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Chicago (ORD) to New York (LGA)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 25% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 44 minutes. It was cancelled 9.1% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 75.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 9.1%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 44 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 44
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Air traffic control & airport 38%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 34%
- Late-arriving aircraft 28%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Las Vegas (LAS) to Chicago (ORD)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 3% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 104 minutes. It was cancelled 3.1% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 96.8%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.1%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 104 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 32
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Air traffic control & airport 100%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 0%
- 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 | 96.7% | 31 |
| October 2025 | 87.0% | 55 |
| November 2025 | 85.7% | 56 |
| December 2025 | 79.3% | 58 |
| January 2026 | 80.8% | 60 |
| February 2026 | 85.5% | 55 |
| March 2026 | 81.7% | 62 |
| April 2026 | 74.3% | 36 |
| May 2026 | 87.2% | 42 |
| June 2026 | 75.0% | 60 |
| July 2026 | 83.9% | 62 |
| August 2026 | 75.8% | 62 |
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