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Flight Reliability

AA 1220 · American Airlines

West Palm Beach → Dallas–Fort Worth (PBIDFW)100% of its flights flew this route. The rest (BFL–PHX) are included in these numbers.

85
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
90%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min early
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Saturday is the weak spot.

AA 1220 arrived on time 94% of the time on Thursdays. On Saturdays: 84%.

Well ahead of the PBI–DFW route.

AA 1220 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 71% across the PBI–DFW route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 1220 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 1220 was cancelled 3.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(50 flights)
  • Tue94%(50 flights)
  • Wed90%(52 flights)
  • Thu94%(51 flights)
  • Fri92%(50 flights)
  • Sat84%(50 flights)
  • Sun90%(50 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 90% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%29
July 202590%30
August 202593%30
September 202583%29
October 202584%31
November 202593%30
December 202594%31
January 202693%28
February 2026100%27
March 202689%28
April 202690%30
May 202687%30
Departures on time
94%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
353
Months covered
12

Based on 365 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.