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AA 1259 on time

American Airlines 1259: Boston to Miami at 8:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
87%
311 flights · likely 83–90%
Cancelled
1.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−16 min
median vs schedule
When late
+74 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 AA 1259 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 1.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 16 minutes early.

AA 1259: BOS → MIA

Scheduled to leave Boston at 8:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (311 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 96% on time (26 flights)96SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87DecJan 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4787%
Tuesday4183%
Wednesday44100%
Thursday4693%
Friday4687%
Saturday4183%
Sunday4676%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 54%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 31%Late inbound plane 13%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is AA 1259 from BOS to MIA late?

American Airlines 1259 from Boston, MA to Miami, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 311 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.6% 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.