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AA 4021 on time

American Airlines 4021: Phoenix to Carlsbad at 5:41 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
80%
207 flights · likely 74–85%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+51 min
average delay
Similar flights
78%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 4021 flights from Phoenix arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (20%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

AA 4021: PHX → CLD

Scheduled to leave Phoenix at 5:41 p.m. local time, operated by Envoy as MQ 4021. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (207 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (78%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually American Airlines's last flight of the day from Phoenix to Carlsbad (63% of days). American Airlines's last PHX–CLD flight was cancelled 0.3% of the time, against 1.8% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next American Airlines flight is usually around 10:28 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83JulAug 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87AugSep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 96% on time (24 flights)96AprMay 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3083%
Tuesday3090%
Wednesday3087%
Thursday3087%
Friday3067%
Saturday2875%
Sunday2972%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 62%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 28%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 8%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is AA 4021 from PHX to CLD late?

American Airlines 4021 from Phoenix, AZ to Carlsbad, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 207 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% 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.