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AA 1266 on time

American Airlines 1266: New Orleans to Charlotte at 7:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
94%
151 flights · likely 89–97%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+200 min
average delay
Similar flights
92%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 17 AA 1266 flights from New Orleans arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (6%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

AA 1266: MSY → CLT

Scheduled to leave New Orleans at 7:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 94% of the time (151 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (92%). Last seen in the data Aug 4, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2025: 88% on time (26 flights)88JunJul 2025: 93% on time (27 flights)93JulAug 2025: too few flights (4 flights)AugSep 2025: 93% on time (28 flights)93SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctApr 2026: 95% on time (22 flights)95AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: too few flights (4 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday21100%
Tuesday2190%
Wednesday22100%
Thursday2291%
Friday22100%
Saturday2282%
Sunday2195%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 62%Late inbound plane 26%Severe weather 8%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 4%

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Questions

How often is AA 1266 from MSY to CLT late?

American Airlines 1266 from New Orleans, LA to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 6% of 151 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.