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AA 16 on time

American Airlines 16: San Francisco to New York at 10:22 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
68%
336 flights · likely 63–73%
Cancelled
2.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+84 min
average delay
Similar flights
69%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 16 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (32%); 2.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

AA 16: SFO → JFK

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 10:22 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 68% of the time (336 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (69%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74OctNov 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79NovDec 2025: 83% on time (23 flights)83DecJan 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85JanFeb 2026: 64% on time (25 flights)64FebMar 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67MarApr 2026: 48% on time (27 flights)48AprMay 2026: 58% on time (26 flights)58MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5169%
Tuesday5155%
Wednesday5064%
Thursday4976%
Friday5078%
Saturday3577%
Sunday5064%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 36%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 28%Late inbound plane 23%Severe weather 13%

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Questions

How often is AA 16 from SFO to JFK late?

American Airlines 16 from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 32% of 336 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.4% 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.