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AA 15 on time

American Airlines 15: New York to San Francisco at 5:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
71%
350 flights · likely 66–76%
Cancelled
2.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+86 min
average delay
Similar flights
75%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 AA 15 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (29%); 2.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

AA 15: JFK → SFO

Scheduled to leave New York at 5:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 71% of the time (350 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65OctNov 2025: 76% on time (29 flights)76NovDec 2025: 74% on time (23 flights)74DecJan 2026: 76% on time (25 flights)76JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5173%
Tuesday5178%
Wednesday5074%
Thursday4865%
Friday5068%
Saturday5076%
Sunday5066%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 39%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 38%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 18%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is AA 15 from JFK to SFO late?

American Airlines 15 from New York, NY to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 29% of 350 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.9% 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.