Flight AA1996
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San Francisco (SFO) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 30% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 70 minutes. It was cancelled 1.4% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 70.1%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.4%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 70 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 217
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 58%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 23%
- Air traffic control & airport 17%
- Extreme weather 2%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to San Francisco (SFO)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 23% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 78 minutes. It was cancelled 2.3% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 76.9%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.3%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 78 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 213
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 42%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 36%
- Air traffic control & airport 21%
- Extreme weather 2%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 17% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 91 minutes. It was cancelled 1.4% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 83.4%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.4%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 91 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 147
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 58%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 38%
- Air traffic control & airport 4%
- 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 | 86.7% | 60 |
| October 2025 | 67.2% | 62 |
| November 2025 | 75.9% | 59 |
| December 2025 | 61.3% | 62 |
| January 2026 | 67.3% | 58 |
| February 2026 | 74.5% | 55 |
| March 2026 | 85.5% | 62 |
| April 2026 | 75.0% | 36 |
| May 2026 | 87.1% | 31 |
| June 2026 | 79.3% | 30 |
| July 2026 | 76.7% | 31 |
| August 2026 | 87.1% | 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