Flight AA1873
American Airlines flight AA1873
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Advisory Coastal Flood Statement FLL
COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
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Washington (DCA) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 30% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 79 minutes. It was cancelled 4.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 70.4%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 4.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 79 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 75
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 68%
- Air traffic control & airport 19%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 10%
- Extreme weather 3%
- Security 1%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Washington (DCA)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 35% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 89 minutes. It was cancelled 4.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 65.3%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 4.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 89 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 75
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 68%
- Air traffic control & airport 17%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 10%
- Extreme weather 5%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Houston (IAH)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 36% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 66 minutes. It was cancelled 2.8% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 64.3%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.8%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 66 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 72
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 65%
- Air traffic control & airport 21%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 14%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Phoenix (PHX) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 18% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 78 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 81.8%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 78 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 44
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 72%
- Air traffic control & airport 28%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Columbus (CMH) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 14% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 104 minutes. It was cancelled 9.4% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 86.2%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 9.4%
- 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
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 89%
- Air traffic control & airport 11%
- Late-arriving aircraft 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to New York (LGA)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 50% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 89 minutes. It was cancelled 3.2% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 50.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.2%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 89 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 31
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 28%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 26%
- Air traffic control & airport 26%
- Extreme weather 20%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
New York (LGA) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 31% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 62 minutes. It was cancelled 6.5% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 69.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 6.5%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 62 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 31
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 54%
- Air traffic control & airport 32%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 14%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Charlotte (CLT) to Philadelphia (PHL)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 45% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 64 minutes. It was cancelled 3.3% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 55.2%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.3%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 64 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 30
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 69%
- Air traffic control & airport 21%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 10%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Chicago (ORD) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 44% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 83 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 55.6%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 83 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 27
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 45%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 27%
- Air traffic control & airport 21%
- Extreme weather 7%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Salt Lake City (SLC) to Chicago (ORD)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 38% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 83 minutes. It was cancelled 3.7% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 61.5%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.7%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 83 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 27
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 70%
- Air traffic control & airport 17%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 13%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Tampa (TPA) to Miami (MIA)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 26% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 34 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 73.9%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 34 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 23
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 57%
- Air traffic control & airport 43%
- Late-arriving aircraft 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Chicago (ORD) to Phoenix (PHX)
Only 15 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 92.9%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 6.7%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 61 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 15
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 100%
- Late-arriving aircraft 0%
- Air traffic control & airport 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Houston (IAH) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Only 13 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 84.6%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 30 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 13
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 91%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 9%
- Air traffic control & airport 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Miami (MIA) to Savannah (SAV)
Only 6 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 100.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- —
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 6
- Scheduled flights in the period
Tampa (TPA) to Charlotte (CLT)
Only 1 flight on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 100.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- —
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 1
- Scheduled flights in the period
Show as table
| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 71.4% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 54.8% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 58.9% | 59 |
| December 2025 | 81.6% | 39 |
| January 2026 | 85.7% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 85.2% | 27 |
| March 2026 | 66.7% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 70.0% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 71.4% | 42 |
| June 2026 | 65.0% | 60 |
| July 2026 | 75.5% | 60 |
| August 2026 | 57.4% | 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