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AA 1996 on time

American Airlines 1996: Dallas to Los Angeles at 8:35 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
82%
147 flights · likely 75–88%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+85 min
average delay
Similar flights
79%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 AA 1996 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

AA 1996: DFW → LAX

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 8:35 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (147 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (79%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2190%
Tuesday2171%
Wednesday2181%
Thursday2186%
Friday2176%
Saturday2186%
Sunday2186%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 58%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 38%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 4%

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Questions

How often is AA 1996 from DFW to LAX late?

American Airlines 1996 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 147 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.