ON TIMEBOARD

AA 402 on time

American Airlines 402: Philadelphia to Dallas at 4:20 p.m.; Dallas to Philadelphia at 9:58 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for PHL → DFW, its busiest leg

On time
61%
147 flights · likely 53–69%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+75 min
average delay
Similar flights
67%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 402 flights from Philadelphia arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (39%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

AA 402: PHL → DFW

Scheduled to leave Philadelphia at 4:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 61% of the time (147 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (67%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Apr 2026: 75% on time (24 flights)75AprMay 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2181%
Tuesday2157%
Wednesday2148%
Thursday2157%
Friday2167%
Saturday2167%
Sunday2152%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 38%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 23%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 20%Severe weather 19%

All flights PHL → DFW · Connecting off AA 402? Check the risk

AA 402: DFW → PHL

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 9:58 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 73% of the time (137 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68AugSep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2085%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday18—
Thursday2080%
Friday2050%
Saturday2090%
Sunday2075%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 57%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 30%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%Severe weather 5%

All flights DFW → PHL · Connecting off AA 402? Check the risk

Questions

How often is AA 402 from PHL to DFW late?

American Airlines 402 from Philadelphia, PA to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 39% of 147 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% were cancelled.

How often is AA 402 from DFW to PHL late?

American Airlines 402 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Philadelphia, PA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 27% of 137 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% 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.