About 1 in 9 AA 2261 flights from St. Louis arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 3.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 16 minutes early.
AA 2261: STL → DFW
Scheduled to leave St. Louis at 5:20 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (360 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.
Month by month
By day of week
| Day | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 53 | 87% |
| Tuesday | 50 | 92% |
| Wednesday | 51 | 92% |
| Thursday | 50 | 90% |
| Friday | 52 | 94% |
| Saturday | 52 | 87% |
| Sunday | 52 | 83% |
Why it was late
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Questions
How often is AA 2261 from STL to DFW late?
American Airlines 2261 from St. Louis, MO to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 360 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.1% 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.