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AA 1478 on time

American Airlines 1478: Houston to Charlotte at 3:05 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
174 flights · likely 71–84%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+92 min
average delay
Similar flights
72%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 1478 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

AA 1478: IAH → CLT

Scheduled to leave Houston at 3:05 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (174 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 54% on time (28 flights)54JunJul 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52JulAug 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73AugSep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73OctNov 2025: 71% on time (17 flights)71NovDec 2025: 82% on time (17 flights)82DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (13 flights)FebMar 2026: 76% on time (29 flights)76MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprAug 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2576%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday2875%
Friday2576%
Saturday2882%
Sunday3073%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 49%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 35%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%Severe weather 1%Security 1%

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Questions

How often is AA 1478 from IAH to CLT late?

American Airlines 1478 from Houston, TX to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 174 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.