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AA 2728 on time

American Airlines 2728: Newark to Dallas at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
357 flights · likely 84–91%
Cancelled
5.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−21 min
median vs schedule
When late
+131 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 AA 2728 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 5.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 21 minutes early.

AA 2728: EWR → DFW

Scheduled to leave Newark at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (357 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: 90% on time (29 flights)90SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88JanFeb 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81FebMar 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5389%
Tuesday4696%
Wednesday5290%
Thursday5294%
Friday5287%
Saturday5176%
Sunday5184%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 35%Late inbound plane 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 20%Severe weather 15%

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Questions

How often is AA 2728 from EWR to DFW late?

American Airlines 2728 from Newark, NJ to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 357 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.0% 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.