Airline
American Airlines
AA / AAL · United States
- IATA Code
- AA
- ICAO Code
- AAL
- Country
- United States
- Hub Airports
- CLT, DCA, DFW, JFK, LAX, LGA, MIA, ORD, PHL, PHX
- Website
- www.aa.com
American Airlines is an airline based in United States, founded in 1926. It flies under IATA code AA and ICAO code AAL with the radio callsign “AMERICAN”.
It is a member of Oneworld. Its parent company is American Airlines Group. Its hubs include CLT, DCA, DFW, JFK, LAX, LGA, MIA, ORD, PHL, PHX.
Below, the official U.S. DOT punctuality numbers sit side by side with what travelers actually say. Flown American Airlines lately? Add your review.
Scorecard: official numbers vs. traveler stars
Official punctuality
74.7% on time
#9 of 14 reporting U.S. airlines
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- On-time arrivals
- 74.7%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.1%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 89 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 988,892
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 47%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 34%
- Air traffic control & airport 14%
- Extreme weather 5%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Show as table
| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 79.1% | 77,306 |
| October 2025 | 76.8% | 85,483 |
| November 2025 | 76.5% | 78,826 |
| December 2025 | 73.6% | 79,859 |
| January 2026 | 76.0% | 76,772 |
| February 2026 | 78.9% | 72,786 |
| March 2026 | 74.7% | 84,647 |
| April 2026 | 77.7% | 84,538 |
| May 2026 | 76.5% | 88,740 |
| June 2026 | 69.9% | 86,464 |
| July 2026 | 66.9% | 89,200 |
| August 2026 | 71.5% | 84,271 |
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
Fleet
1,302 aircraft · average age 16.3 years
- Boeing 737-800 303
- Airbus A-321 219
- Airbus VC-1 ACJ 133
- Canadair Challenger 890 71
- Airbus A-321neo 64
- Embraer 175 (long wing) 60
- Airbus A-320 Prestige 48
- Boeing 777-200 47
Sources: OpenSky Network aircraft database, FAA registry and tail numbers reported to BTS.
Tags: American Airlines, AA, AAL, Oneworld
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