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AA 1797 on time

American Airlines 1797: Dallas to Las Vegas at 8:56 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
55%
320 flights · likely 50–60%
Cancelled
1.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+66 min
average delay
Similar flights
56%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 AA 1797 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (45%); 1.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes late.

AA 1797: DFW → LAS

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 8:56 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 55% of the time (320 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (56%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 53% on time (30 flights)53SepOct 2025: 50% on time (30 flights)50OctNov 2025: 50% on time (28 flights)50NovDec 2025: 75% on time (28 flights)75DecJan 2026: too few flights (11 flights)JanFeb 2026: 45% on time (20 flights)45FebMar 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68MarApr 2026: 54% on time (24 flights)54AprMay 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43JunJul 2026: 41% on time (29 flights)41JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4747%
Tuesday4468%
Wednesday4274%
Thursday4757%
Friday4652%
Saturday4558%
Sunday4933%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 49%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 24%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is AA 1797 from DFW to LAS late?

American Airlines 1797 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Las Vegas, NV arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 45% of 320 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.9% 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.