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AA 1609 on time

American Airlines 1609: Dallas to New York at 7:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
81%
208 flights · likely 75–86%
Cancelled
2.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+59 min
average delay
Similar flights
75%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 1609 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (19%); 2.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

AA 1609: DFW → LGA

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 7:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (208 flights), better 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%May 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87MayJun 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87AugSep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3077%
Tuesday3090%
Wednesday2979%
Thursday3090%
Friday3077%
Saturday3073%
Sunday2983%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 45%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 28%Severe weather 14%Late inbound plane 13%

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Questions

How often is AA 1609 from DFW to LGA late?

American Airlines 1609 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 208 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.