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AA 1226 · American Airlines

Miami → Dallas–Fort Worth (MIA–DFW)

82
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
3.6%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 362 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AA 1226 arrived on time 98% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 85%.

Well ahead of the MIA–DFW route.

AA 1226 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 73% across the MIA–DFW route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 1226 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 1226 was cancelled 3.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(49 flights)
  • Tue98%(50 flights)
  • Wed86%(50 flights)
  • Thu92%(51 flights)
  • Fri90%(50 flights)
  • Sat87%(46 flights)
  • Sun85%(52 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 83% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%29
July 202587%30
August 202597%29
September 202589%28
October 202581%31
November 202586%28
December 202593%30
January 202693%28
February 202696%28
March 202693%30
April 202686%29
May 202689%28
Departures on time
90%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
348
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 362 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.