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AA 701 on time

American Airlines 701: Boston to Dallas at 8:01 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
82%
170 flights · likely 76–87%
Cancelled
4.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−16 min
median vs schedule
When late
+98 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 AA 701 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 4.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 16 minutes early.

AA 701: BOS → DFW

Scheduled to leave Boston at 8:01 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (170 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 53% on time (30 flights)53AprMay 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93AugSep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctApr 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83AprMay 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77MayJun 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 80% on time (20 flights)80Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2677%
Tuesday2387%
Wednesday2286%
Thursday2588%
Friday2685%
Saturday2273%
Sunday2681%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 45%Late inbound plane 33%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 22%

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Questions

How often is AA 701 from BOS to DFW late?

American Airlines 701 from Boston, MA to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 170 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.