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AA 1597 on time

American Airlines 1597: New York to Dallas at 6:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
86%
203 flights · likely 80–90%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−19 min
median vs schedule
When late
+96 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 AA 1597 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 19 minutes early.

AA 1597: LGA → DFW

Scheduled to leave New York at 6:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (203 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 83% on time (23 flights)83MayJun 2025: 96% on time (25 flights)96JunJul 2025: 85% on time (27 flights)85JulAug 2025: 86% on time (22 flights)86AugSep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 95% on time (21 flights)95AprMay 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3077%
Tuesday3087%
Wednesday3083%
Thursday3090%
Friday3087%
Saturday3087%
Sunday2391%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 57%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%Severe weather 11%Late inbound plane 6%

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Questions

How often is AA 1597 from LGA to DFW late?

American Airlines 1597 from New York, NY to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 203 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% 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.