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AA 1638 on time

American Airlines 1638: Phoenix to Denver at 6:50 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
67%
183 flights · likely 60–73%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+74 min
average delay
Similar flights
66%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 1638 flights from Phoenix arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (33%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes early.

AA 1638: PHX → DEN

Scheduled to leave Phoenix at 6:50 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 67% of the time (183 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (66%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually American Airlines's last flight of the day from Phoenix to Denver (61% of days). American Airlines's last PHX–DEN flight was cancelled 1.1% of the time, against 0.6% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next American Airlines flight is usually around 8:32 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%May 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70MayJun 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2025: 33% on time (30 flights)33JulAug 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74AugSep 2025: 72% on time (18 flights)72SepOct 2025: 76% on time (29 flights)76OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 75% on time (20 flights)75AprMay 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86MayJun 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JunJul 2026: 37% on time (30 flights)37JulAug 2026: 59% on time (27 flights)59Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3050%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday3070%
Thursday3067%
Friday2564%
Saturday2080%
Sunday2976%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 46%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 32%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 21%

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Questions

How often is AA 1638 from PHX to DEN late?

American Airlines 1638 from Phoenix, AZ to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 33% of 183 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.