Flight AA1897
American Airlines flight AA1897
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Charlotte (CLT) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 16% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 70 minutes. It was cancelled 2.6% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 83.8%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.6%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 70 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 234
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 50%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 44%
- Extreme weather 4%
- Air traffic control & airport 2%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Charlotte (CLT)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 18% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 112 minutes. It was cancelled 3.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 81.6%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 112 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 230
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 56%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 36%
- Air traffic control & airport 7%
- Extreme weather 1%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg (GSP)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 46% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 77 minutes. It was cancelled 2.6% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 54.1%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.6%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 77 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 76
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 56%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 21%
- Air traffic control & airport 13%
- Extreme weather 10%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg (GSP) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 44% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 101 minutes. It was cancelled 5.3% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 55.7%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 5.3%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 101 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 75
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 57%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 27%
- Extreme weather 10%
- Air traffic control & airport 5%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Boston (BOS) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 31% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 69 minutes. It was cancelled 4.5% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 69.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 4.5%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 69 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 44
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 76%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 15%
- Air traffic control & airport 9%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Boston (BOS)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 35% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 91 minutes. It was cancelled 2.3% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 65.1%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.3%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 91 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 44
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 47%
- Late-arriving aircraft 35%
- Air traffic control & airport 14%
- Extreme weather 4%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Show as table
| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 81.7% | 60 |
| October 2025 | 88.7% | 53 |
| November 2025 | 86.3% | 53 |
| December 2025 | 71.0% | 62 |
| January 2026 | 87.2% | 54 |
| February 2026 | 88.5% | 54 |
| March 2026 | 80.0% | 62 |
| April 2026 | 68.3% | 60 |
| May 2026 | 62.1% | 62 |
| June 2026 | 64.8% | 60 |
| July 2026 | 42.6% | 61 |
| August 2026 | 83.9% | 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