Flight AA1609
American Airlines flight AA1609
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Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to New York (LGA)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 16% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 67 minutes. It was cancelled 2.9% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 84.5%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.9%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 67 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 208
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 45%
- Air traffic control & airport 28%
- Extreme weather 14%
- Late-arriving aircraft 13%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Sacramento (SMF) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 14% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 80 minutes. It was cancelled 3.2% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 85.8%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.2%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 80 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 155
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 46%
- Late-arriving aircraft 25%
- Extreme weather 16%
- Air traffic control & airport 12%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
New York (LGA) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 29% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 108 minutes. It was cancelled 3.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 70.8%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 108 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 100
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 58%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 22%
- Air traffic control & airport 18%
- Extreme weather 1%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Show as table
| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 93.1% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 77.4% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 85.7% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 71.0% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 77.8% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 100.0% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 93.3% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 82.8% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 90.2% | 42 |
| June 2026 | 72.4% | 60 |
| July 2026 | 71.9% | 62 |
| August 2026 | 83.9% | 58 |
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