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Flight Reliability

AA 1217 · American Airlines

Raleigh–Durham → Dallas–Fort Worth (RDU–DFW)

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
3.4%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 358 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

AA 1217 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 46% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AA 1217 arrived on time 88% of the time on Tuesdays and just 71% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the American Airlines network.

AA 1217 arrived on time 80% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 1217 was cancelled 3.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(49 flights)
  • Tue88%(50 flights)
  • Wed82%(49 flights)
  • Thu78%(50 flights)
  • Fri83%(52 flights)
  • Sat85%(46 flights)
  • Sun71%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM87%(181 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(100 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(9 flights)
  • 6–9 PM46%(54 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 54% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202554%28
July 202543%28
August 202572%29
September 202586%29
October 202587%30
November 202583%29
December 202587%31
January 202693%29
February 202691%23
March 202690%30
April 202683%30
May 202693%29
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
345
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 358 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.