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AA 2551 on time

American Airlines 2551: Houston to Dallas at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
86%
365 flights · likely 82–89%
Cancelled
4.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+204 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 AA 2551 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 4.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

AA 2551: IAH → DFW

Scheduled to leave Houston at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (365 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93NovDec 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87DecJan 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (28 flights)96FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5377%
Tuesday5290%
Wednesday5292%
Thursday5290%
Friday5287%
Saturday5281%
Sunday5287%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 72%Late inbound plane 13%Severe weather 9%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 6%

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Questions

How often is AA 2551 from IAH to DFW late?

American Airlines 2551 from Houston, TX to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.1% 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.