Flight AA2861
American Airlines flight AA2861
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Alerts at this flight's airports
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Advisory Airport Closure SNA
Airport Closure at John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA): Reopens Nov 08 at 14:15 UTC.
Airport status
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Newark (EWR)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 45% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 80 minutes. It was cancelled 2.9% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 55.3%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.9%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 80 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 209
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 51%
- Air traffic control & airport 27%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 18%
- Extreme weather 4%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Santa Ana (SNA) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 28% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 92 minutes. It was cancelled 4.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 71.7%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 4.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 92 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 151
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 59%
- Late-arriving aircraft 27%
- Air traffic control & airport 12%
- Extreme weather 1%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Santa Ana (SNA)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 17% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 72 minutes. It was cancelled 4.3% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 83.5%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 4.3%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 72 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 139
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 57%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 25%
- Air traffic control & airport 15%
- Security 1%
- Extreme weather 1%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Show as table
| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 69.0% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 45.2% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 83.0% | 54 |
| December 2025 | 62.2% | 45 |
| January 2026 | 88.9% | 62 |
| February 2026 | 81.8% | 56 |
| March 2026 | 73.3% | 62 |
| April 2026 | 58.3% | 36 |
| May 2026 | 63.3% | 31 |
| June 2026 | 57.1% | 30 |
| July 2026 | 48.1% | 31 |
| August 2026 | 44.8% | 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