American Airlines (AAL) on-time performance, September 2026
91,096 scheduled American Airlines departures in US airspace in September 2026, 71.9% of them on time. Measured from FAA departure data, updated every morning.
On time, day by day
Share of American Airlines departures within 15 minutes of schedule, by day. Light bars show each day's departures for context. Worst day: Monday 21 September at 55.8%. Best: Wednesday 23 September at 81.3%.
Airports, ranked by on-time share
Airports with at least 30 American Airlines departures in the month.
| Airport | Departures | On time | 45+ min late | Avg delay (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFL Bakersfield | 57 | 91.2% | 3.5% | 3.6 |
| SBA Santa Barbara | 79 | 91.1% | 0.0% | -1.3 |
| BUD Budapest | 31 | 90.3% | 3.2% | 4.8 |
| ROC Rochester | 82 | 87.8% | 3.7% | 6.1 |
| SDF Louisville | 196 | 87.2% | 5.1% | 5.0 |
| PUJ Punta Cana | 156 | 87.2% | 5.8% | -17.4 |
| MUC Munich | 30 | 86.7% | 6.7% | 2.0 |
| VCE Venice | 37 | 86.5% | 8.1% | 9.2 |
| OGG Kahului | 98 | 85.7% | 8.2% | 15.7 |
| KOA Kona | 59 | 84.7% | 11.9% | 10.4 |
| EGE Eagle | 65 | 84.6% | 9.2% | 3.4 |
| RNO Reno | 190 | 84.2% | 8.9% | 9.5 |
| SDQ Santo Domingo | 93 | 83.9% | 8.6% | -6.6 |
| ZRH Zurich | 31 | 83.9% | 9.7% | 6.6 |
| CLE Cleveland | 331 | 83.7% | 7.6% | 9.2 |
| BDA Hamilton | 86 | 83.7% | 9.3% | 6.6 |
| FAT Fresno | 176 | 83.5% | 8.5% | 12.3 |
| DTW Detroit | 317 | 83.3% | 9.1% | 12.4 |
| DRO Durango | 60 | 83.3% | 10.0% | 9.2 |
| ONT Ontario | 225 | 83.1% | 9.3% | 8.7 |
| MCI Kansas City | 480 | 82.9% | 10.0% | 10.8 |
| BDL Windsor Locks | 304 | 82.9% | 5.6% | 8.0 |
| SMF Sacramento | 217 | 82.9% | 9.7% | 9.5 |
| PSP Palm Springs | 97 | 82.5% | 8.2% | 10.1 |
| STL St. Louis | 515 | 82.3% | 9.9% | 10.8 |
| PDX Portland | 367 | 82.3% | 10.4% | 9.6 |
| MXP Milano | 90 | 82.2% | 8.9% | 16.4 |
| MKE Milwaukee | 205 | 82.0% | 13.2% | 15.9 |
| YUL Montreal | 33 | 81.8% | 12.1% | 32.4 |
| RIC Richmond | 279 | 81.7% | 10.4% | 13.9 |
| FRA Frankfurt | 59 | 81.4% | 11.9% | 19.8 |
| SXM Philipsburg | 47 | 80.9% | 12.8% | 14.2 |
| PHX Phoenix | 3,945 | 80.5% | 8.2% | 9.0 |
| MSN Madison | 185 | 80.5% | 10.3% | 14.1 |
| SAT San Antonio | 623 | 80.3% | 10.6% | 16.9 |
| MAD Madrid | 178 | 80.3% | 10.1% | 10.5 |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,514 | 80.2% | 10.0% | 14.1 |
| IND Indianapolis | 534 | 80.1% | 10.1% | 12.8 |
| GRR Grand Rapids | 176 | 80.1% | 6.8% | 11.6 |
| IAD Washington | 136 | 80.1% | 10.3% | 7.6 |
| CVG Cincinnati | 284 | 79.6% | 11.6% | 15.7 |
| ELP El Paso | 204 | 79.4% | 11.3% | 9.9 |
| HNL Honolulu | 165 | 79.4% | 7.3% | 11.4 |
| SNA Santa Ana | 557 | 79.2% | 9.3% | 10.0 |
| JAX Jacksonville | 484 | 79.1% | 7.4% | 10.3 |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,171 | 78.8% | 13.4% | 16.3 |
| LHR London | 626 | 78.8% | 9.6% | 10.6 |
| LIS Lisbon | 33 | 78.8% | 6.1% | 1.5 |
| TUS Tucson | 235 | 78.7% | 11.1% | 11.7 |
| SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton | 108 | 78.7% | 13.0% | 14.1 |
| SBP San Luis Obispo | 79 | 78.5% | 11.4% | 11.5 |
| MSP Minneapolis | 418 | 78.2% | 11.7% | 15.0 |
| DSM Des Moines | 142 | 78.2% | 14.8% | 16.2 |
| SJC San Jose | 137 | 78.1% | 11.7% | 15.0 |
| EWR Newark | 578 | 77.9% | 12.5% | 12.2 |
| ORF Norfolk | 259 | 77.6% | 12.0% | 11.2 |
| PVR Puerto Vallarta | 76 | 77.6% | 9.2% | 9.9 |
| SFO San Francisco | 1,104 | 77.5% | 11.2% | 8.3 |
| CHS Charleston | 449 | 77.5% | 12.9% | 16.1 |
| ALB Albany | 106 | 77.4% | 12.3% | 13.5 |
| CAE Colombia | 31 | 77.4% | 9.7% | 13.2 |
| PRG Prague | 31 | 77.4% | 12.9% | 8.9 |
| MYR Myrtle Beach | 128 | 77.3% | 13.3% | 13.5 |
| BWI Baltimore | 285 | 77.2% | 14.4% | 14.0 |
| PWM Portland | 266 | 77.1% | 12.4% | 16.8 |
| STT St. Thomas | 56 | 76.8% | 10.7% | 10.3 |
| SYR Syracuse | 133 | 76.7% | 9.0% | 15.7 |
| MTJ Montrose | 30 | 76.7% | 16.7% | 16.5 |
| CMH Columbus | 406 | 76.6% | 10.6% | 14.9 |
| CLT Charlotte | 9,455 | 76.3% | 11.3% | 12.4 |
| MFE Mcallen | 131 | 76.3% | 11.5% | 15.3 |
| BZN Bozeman | 126 | 76.2% | 12.7% | 12.4 |
| LIH Lihue | 63 | 76.2% | 15.9% | 24.0 |
| CID Cedar Rapids | 42 | 76.2% | 16.7% | 19.4 |
| ABQ Albuquerque | 238 | 76.1% | 14.7% | 18.5 |
| BCN Barcelona | 150 | 76.0% | 10.7% | 6.3 |
| ILM Wilmington | 133 | 75.9% | 10.5% | 12.2 |
| DEN Denver | 754 | 75.7% | 13.0% | 18.3 |
| AUS Austin | 975 | 75.5% | 15.3% | 19.9 |
| PNS Pensacola | 106 | 75.5% | 11.3% | 18.2 |
| PIT Pittsburgh (Pennsylva) | 504 | 75.2% | 13.9% | 21.5 |
| SAN San Diego | 722 | 75.1% | 10.9% | 11.5 |
| ATH Athens | 104 | 75.0% | 10.6% | 18.4 |
| YVR Vancouver | 131 | 74.8% | 13.7% | 16.6 |
| SLC Salt Lake City | 379 | 74.7% | 16.4% | 21.5 |
| OMA Omaha | 228 | 74.6% | 12.3% | 16.1 |
| PVD Providence | 212 | 74.5% | 12.3% | 20.5 |
| JAC Jackson | 204 | 74.5% | 14.7% | 25.2 |
| GSO Greensboro | 109 | 74.3% | 10.1% | 10.4 |
| BNA Nashville | 828 | 74.0% | 14.4% | 16.2 |
| JFK New York | 1,987 | 73.9% | 12.7% | 16.7 |
| SEA Seattle | 603 | 73.8% | 12.8% | 17.8 |
| TPA Tampa | 1,016 | 73.5% | 14.4% | 19.8 |
| FLL Fort Lauderdale | 618 | 73.3% | 15.5% | 19.4 |
| MCO Orlando | 1,460 | 73.2% | 14.7% | 17.0 |
| CDG Paris | 149 | 73.2% | 12.8% | 13.4 |
| TUL Tulsa | 241 | 73.0% | 16.6% | 26.4 |
| COS Colorado Springs | 92 | 72.8% | 12.0% | 17.6 |
| SJU San Juan | 260 | 72.7% | 13.8% | 19.3 |
| RDU Raleigh-Durham | 876 | 72.5% | 14.4% | 21.2 |
| OKC Oklahoma City | 310 | 71.9% | 18.1% | 25.3 |
| EDI Edinburgh | 64 | 71.9% | 23.4% | 25.4 |
| BOS Boston | 1,509 | 71.8% | 16.6% | 20.9 |
| CHA Chattanooga | 60 | 71.7% | 20.0% | 17.0 |
| YYZ Toronto | 172 | 71.5% | 16.3% | 25.0 |
| YYC Calgary | 147 | 71.4% | 12.2% | 21.3 |
| BUF Buffalo | 234 | 70.9% | 16.7% | 22.0 |
| DUB Dublin | 96 | 70.8% | 15.6% | 22.2 |
| BOI Boise | 92 | 70.7% | 16.3% | 21.7 |
| XNA Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers | 119 | 70.6% | 18.5% | 23.2 |
| PLS Providenciales | 95 | 70.5% | 14.7% | 21.3 |
| MSY New Orleans | 552 | 70.3% | 17.4% | 21.1 |
| FCO Rome | 178 | 70.2% | 13.5% | 14.7 |
| DCA Washington | 2,305 | 69.8% | 17.1% | 21.6 |
| BUR Burbank | 63 | 69.8% | 17.5% | 15.5 |
| PHL Philadelphia | 4,881 | 69.6% | 15.3% | 19.8 |
| MDT Harrisburg | 115 | 69.6% | 17.4% | 27.6 |
| GEG Spokane | 140 | 69.3% | 15.0% | 21.7 |
| SAV Savannah | 155 | 69.0% | 10.3% | 15.4 |
| RSW Fort Myers | 411 | 68.9% | 18.0% | 29.0 |
| IAH Houston | 683 | 68.7% | 17.7% | 29.8 |
| BGR Bangor | 93 | 67.7% | 14.0% | 17.2 |
| VPS Valparaiso | 144 | 67.4% | 19.4% | 25.1 |
| MIA Miami | 7,160 | 66.9% | 17.7% | 22.4 |
| ATL Atlanta | 675 | 66.8% | 21.0% | 29.1 |
| DFW Dallas-Fort Worth | 15,112 | 65.9% | 17.6% | 21.9 |
| NCE Nice | 32 | 65.6% | 25.0% | 22.0 |
| AVL Asheville | 52 | 65.4% | 15.4% | 20.7 |
| BTV Burlington | 48 | 64.6% | 25.0% | 34.0 |
| MRY Monterey | 31 | 64.5% | 6.5% | 10.2 |
| EYW Key West | 42 | 64.3% | 14.3% | 32.1 |
| TYS Knoxville | 123 | 64.2% | 20.3% | 30.4 |
| MEM Memphis | 290 | 63.8% | 13.1% | 25.2 |
| SJD San Jose Del Cabo | 82 | 63.4% | 3.7% | 7.0 |
| LGA New York | 1,557 | 62.9% | 22.3% | 26.3 |
| AMS Amsterdam | 51 | 62.7% | 11.8% | 22.7 |
| ORD Chicago | 6,749 | 62.1% | 23.7% | 26.2 |
| FSD Sioux Falls | 60 | 60.0% | 16.7% | 26.2 |
| FLG Flagstaff | 30 | 60.0% | 30.0% | 35.1 |
| ANC Anchorage | 67 | 59.7% | 16.4% | 23.1 |
| NAP Naples | 59 | 59.3% | 27.1% | 26.1 |
| FCA Kalispell | 98 | 59.2% | 22.4% | 25.3 |
| AUA Oranjestad | 93 | 59.1% | 15.1% | 6.4 |
| GSP Greer | 68 | 58.8% | 20.6% | 39.9 |
| NAS Nassau | 159 | 58.5% | 25.2% | 30.6 |
| STX St. Criox Island | 36 | 58.3% | 8.3% | 23.2 |
| HND Tokyo | 43 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 519.3 |
Least punctual routes
Routes with at least 20 American Airlines departures, lowest on-time share first.
| Route | Flights | On time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| HND to LAX Tokyo to Los Angeles | 30 | 0.0% | 478.7 |
| RSW to MIA Fort Myers to Miami | 25 | 8.0% | 116.4 |
| KDJT to MIA to Miami | 44 | 18.2% | 92.5 |
| AUA to MIA Oranjestad to Miami | 51 | 25.5% | 39.3 |
| MIA to RIC Miami to Richmond | 28 | 28.6% | 68.5 |
| DFW to MDT Dallas-Fort Worth to Harrisburg | 28 | 28.6% | 39.7 |
| ORD to BUF Chicago to Buffalo | 51 | 29.4% | 60.3 |
| BUF to LGA Buffalo to New York | 25 | 32.0% | 71.2 |
| SJD to PHX San Jose Del Cabo to Phoenix | 28 | 32.1% | 24.3 |
| DCA to SRQ Washington to Sarasota/Bradenton | 30 | 33.3% | 41.7 |
Busiest routes
The ten routes American Airlines flew most this month.
| Route | Flights | On time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFW to ORD Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago | 390 | 68.5% | 22.8 |
| ORD to DFW Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth | 390 | 68.2% | 18.6 |
| DFW to LAX Dallas-Fort Worth to Los Angeles | 372 | 70.2% | 14.4 |
| LAX to DFW Los Angeles to Dallas-Fort Worth | 364 | 83.8% | 8.2 |
| DFW to LGA Dallas-Fort Worth to New York | 361 | 64.5% | 23.5 |
| LGA to DFW New York to Dallas-Fort Worth | 360 | 65.3% | 20.8 |
| AUS to DFW Austin to Dallas-Fort Worth | 347 | 69.5% | 27.5 |
| DFW to MIA Dallas-Fort Worth to Miami | 343 | 65.3% | 23.0 |
| MIA to DFW Miami to Dallas-Fort Worth | 342 | 74.3% | 14.4 |
| PHX to DFW Phoenix to Dallas-Fort Worth | 340 | 82.6% | 6.9 |
Other months for American Airlines
Airport pages for September 2026
How we measure
On time means the aircraft took off within 15 minutes of its scheduled departure, after subtracting the departure airport's normal taxi time (FAA SWIM reports wheels-off, not push-back, so the median taxi time of the last 30 days is taken off every flight first). Average delay is the mean of that taxi-adjusted delay over all departures; early departures count as negative minutes, so an operator that routinely leaves early can show a negative average. 45+ min late is the share of departures that left 45 minutes or more behind schedule, the point at which most connections are at risk.
Scope: scheduled airlines only, the same set as the monthly State of the Sky report (operators with published routes; private, fractional and charter operators are left out), so the two publications give the same numbers for the same month. Departures are counted by scheduled day (UTC). Each day's flights are rolled up overnight and published the next morning; the newest day keeps filling in for a day or two and is only shown once it is substantially complete. Figures can differ by a few tenths of a point from the State of the Sky report for the same month: that report is frozen on the 2nd of the following month, while these pages are rebuilt from the live rollup, which recomputes each airport's taxi baseline nightly and re-rolls the last week of the month as late departure times arrive (September 2026 at SFO: 16,398 departures in both, 69.2% on time here against 69.5% in the report).
Source: FAA System Wide Information Management (SWIM) flight plans and departure times, processed by PlaneTrack. Free to quote with credit to PlaneTrack (CC BY 4.0).