Flight AA171
American Airlines flight AA171
Looking for AA171 in the air…
New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 12% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 71 minutes. It was cancelled 2.2% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 88.1%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.2%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 71 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 363
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 44%
- Air traffic control & airport 35%
- Late-arriving aircraft 21%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
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Show as table
| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 90.0% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 83.9% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 93.3% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 86.2% | 30 |
| January 2026 | 67.9% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 76.9% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 93.3% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 86.7% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 96.7% | 31 |
| June 2026 | 93.1% | 30 |
| July 2026 | 96.7% | 31 |
| August 2026 | 90.3% | 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