Flight AA789
American Airlines flight AA789
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Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Austin (AUS)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 45% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 85 minutes. It was cancelled 3.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 55.1%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 85 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 101
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 49%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 30%
- Air traffic control & airport 11%
- Extreme weather 10%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Austin (AUS) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 25% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 86 minutes. It was cancelled 2.7% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 75.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.7%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 86 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 37
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 79%
- Air traffic control & airport 15%
- Extreme weather 4%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 2%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Chicago (ORD) to Washington (DCA)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 33% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 92 minutes. It was cancelled 3.7% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 66.7%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.7%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 92 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 27
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Air traffic control & airport 37%
- Extreme weather 36%
- Late-arriving aircraft 22%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 5%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Phoenix (PHX)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 25% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 65 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 75.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 65 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 24
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 65%
- Late-arriving aircraft 31%
- Air traffic control & airport 4%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Washington (DCA) to Miami (MIA)
Only 16 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 80.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 6.2%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 40 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 16
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 45%
- Air traffic control & airport 31%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 24%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Chicago (ORD) to Fort Myers (RSW)
Only 10 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 55.6%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 10.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 69 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 10
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 45%
- Air traffic control & airport 30%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 22%
- Security 3%
- Extreme weather 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Show as table
| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 76.2% | 22 |
| October 2025 | 66.7% | 3 |
| November 2025 | 72.7% | 24 |
| December 2025 | 50.0% | 2 |
| February 2026 | 76.5% | 17 |
| March 2026 | 71.4% | 7 |
| April 2026 | 60.0% | 20 |
| May 2026 | 69.2% | 28 |
| June 2026 | 56.7% | 30 |
| July 2026 | 46.7% | 31 |
| August 2026 | 64.3% | 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