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AA 2587 on time

American Airlines 2587: Dallas to Norfolk at 6:52 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
48%
153 flights · likely 40–56%
Cancelled
3.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+17 min
median vs schedule
When late
+82 min
average delay
Similar flights
59%
AA, same route & hour

About 5 in 10 AA 2587 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (52%); 3.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 17 minutes late.

AA 2587: DFW → ORF

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 6:52 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 48% of the time (153 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (59%). Last seen in the data Aug 4, 2026.

Usually American Airlines's last flight of the day from Dallas to Norfolk (100% of days). American Airlines's last DFW–ORF flight was cancelled 3.0% of the time, against 2.4% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next American Airlines flight is usually around 10:21 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%Apr 2025: 50% on time (30 flights)50AprMay 2025: 48% on time (31 flights)48MayJun 2025: 33% on time (30 flights)33JunJul 2025: 39% on time (31 flights)39JulAug 2025: 45% on time (31 flights)45AugSep 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctApr 2026: 74% on time (23 flights)74AprMay 2026: 47% on time (30 flights)47MayJun 2026: 27% on time (30 flights)27JunJul 2026: 26% on time (31 flights)26JulAug 2026: too few flights (4 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2236%
Tuesday2348%
Wednesday2255%
Thursday2157%
Friday2241%
Saturday2259%
Sunday2138%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 67%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 25%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 5%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is AA 2587 from DFW to ORF late?

American Airlines 2587 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Norfolk, VA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 52% of 153 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.3% 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.