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AA 1297 on time

American Airlines 1297: Kansas City to Charlotte at 6:31 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
91%
138 flights · likely 85–95%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−17 min
median vs schedule
When late
+64 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 11 AA 1297 flights from Kansas City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (9%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 17 minutes early.

AA 1297: MCI → CLT

Scheduled to leave Kansas City at 6:31 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 91% of the time (138 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 81% on time (26 flights)81JunJul 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97JulAug 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2095%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday2090%
Friday2090%
Saturday2080%
Sunday2090%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 82%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is AA 1297 from MCI to CLT late?

American Airlines 1297 from Kansas City, MO to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 9% of 138 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% 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.