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AA 1206 · American Airlines

Dallas–Fort Worth → Boston (DFW–BOS)94% of its flights flew this route. The rest (BOS–DFW) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
2.4%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 377 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, against 82% between 12–3 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

AA 1206 arrived on time 91% of the time on Sundays and just 74% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Better than the DFW–BOS route average.

AA 1206 arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 68% across the DFW–BOS route.

A bit ahead of the American Airlines network.

AA 1206 arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(50 flights)
  • Tue86%(55 flights)
  • Wed83%(54 flights)
  • Thu82%(55 flights)
  • Fri80%(55 flights)
  • Sat80%(44 flights)
  • Sun91%(55 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM82%(325 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(21 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(22 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 84% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202584%25
July 202577%26
August 202563%30
September 202569%29
October 202581%52
November 202597%31
December 202583%30
January 202685%27
February 202682%27
March 202687%31
April 202693%29
May 202687%31
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
368
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 377 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.