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AA 1042 on time

American Airlines 1042: Omaha to Charlotte at 6:20 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
89%
209 flights · likely 85–93%
Cancelled
1.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+168 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 AA 1042 flights from Omaha arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 1.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

AA 1042: OMA → CLT

Scheduled to leave Omaha at 6:20 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (209 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3097%
Tuesday3087%
Wednesday3097%
Thursday3080%
Friday3087%
Saturday3090%
Sunday2990%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 90%Late inbound plane 5%Severe weather 4%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 2%

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Questions

How often is AA 1042 from OMA to CLT late?

American Airlines 1042 from Omaha, NE to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 209 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.0% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check American Airlines for today's flight. Method.