Flight AA2891
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Los Angeles (LAX) to Chicago (ORD)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 26% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 48 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 73.6%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 48 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 54
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Air traffic control & airport 52%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 29%
- Late-arriving aircraft 19%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Sacramento (SMF) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 22% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 75 minutes. It was cancelled 2.3% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 78.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.3%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 75 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 44
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 59%
- Late-arriving aircraft 28%
- Air traffic control & airport 12%
- Extreme weather 2%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Oklahoma City (OKC)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 41% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 94 minutes. It was cancelled 2.4% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 58.5%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.4%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 94 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 42
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 49%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 33%
- Air traffic control & airport 16%
- Extreme weather 1%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Oklahoma City (OKC) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 40% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 105 minutes. It was cancelled 2.4% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 60.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.4%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 105 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 41
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 74%
- Air traffic control & airport 14%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 8%
- Extreme weather 3%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Chicago (ORD) to Orlando (MCO)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 18% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 38 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
- 38 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 33
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Extreme weather 35%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 26%
- Air traffic control & airport 21%
- Late-arriving aircraft 17%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Sacramento (SMF)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 27% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 56 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 73.3%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 56 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 30
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 61%
- Late-arriving aircraft 32%
- Air traffic control & airport 7%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Indianapolis (IND)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 17% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 52 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 82.8%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 52 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 29
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 64%
- Extreme weather 21%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 15%
- Air traffic control & airport 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Indianapolis (IND) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 18% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 94 minutes. It was cancelled 3.4% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 82.1%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.4%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 94 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 29
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 64%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 25%
- Extreme weather 6%
- Air traffic control & airport 5%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Chicago (ORD) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 19% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 48 minutes. It was cancelled 3.7% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 80.8%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.7%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 48 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 27
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Air traffic control & airport 73%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 18%
- Extreme weather 9%
- Late-arriving aircraft 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Orlando (MCO)
Only 17 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 43.8%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 5.9%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 41 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 17
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Air traffic control & airport 44%
- Late-arriving aircraft 34%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 22%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Orlando (MCO) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Only 17 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 37.5%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 5.9%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 49 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 17
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 54%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 38%
- Air traffic control & airport 6%
- Extreme weather 3%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
PHL → PBI
Only 15 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 66.7%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 73 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 15
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Air traffic control & airport 65%
- Extreme weather 23%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 13%
- Late-arriving aircraft 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
McAllen (MFE) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Only 12 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 83.3%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 99 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 12
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 100%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 0%
- Air traffic control & airport 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Charlotte (CLT) to Omaha (OMA)
Only 6 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 66.7%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 96 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 6
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 51%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 49%
- Air traffic control & airport 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Omaha (OMA) to Charlotte (CLT)
Only 6 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 66.7%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 61 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 6
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 96%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 4%
- Air traffic control & airport 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to McAllen (MFE)
Only 5 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 80.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 79 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 5
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 91%
- Air traffic control & airport 9%
- Late-arriving aircraft 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Sacramento (SMF) to Charlotte (CLT)
Only 2 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
- 2
- Scheduled flights in the period
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Chicago (ORD)
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
Houston (IAH) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
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
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 83.3% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 77.4% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 81.5% | 55 |
| December 2025 | 48.8% | 43 |
| January 2026 | 69.2% | 15 |
| February 2026 | 70.0% | 20 |
| March 2026 | 85.7% | 28 |
| April 2026 | 72.0% | 53 |
| May 2026 | 65.1% | 46 |
| June 2026 | 75.0% | 32 |
| July 2026 | 55.6% | 27 |
| August 2026 | 70.0% | 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