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AA 2221 on time

American Airlines 2221: Atlanta to Los Angeles at 5:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
65%
135 flights · likely 57–73%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+120 min
average delay
Similar flights
72%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 2221 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (35%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

AA 2221: ATL → LAX

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 5:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 65% of the time (135 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60AprMay 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61MayJun 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61AugSep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45JulAug 2026: 54% on time (28 flights)54Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2065%
Tuesday16—
Wednesday19—
Thursday2070%
Friday2040%
Saturday2065%
Sunday2065%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 49%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 43%Severe weather 4%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 4%

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Questions

How often is AA 2221 from ATL to LAX late?

American Airlines 2221 from Atlanta, GA to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 35% of 135 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% 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.