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Flight Reliability

AA 1251 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1251 moved between routes during this period. Numbers below combine all of them, so treat them as background, not a verdict. For a cleaner answer, check the route you are actually flying.

Combined across all its routes

67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 394 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(54 flights)
  • Tue69%(55 flights)
  • Wed71%(55 flights)
  • Thu65%(52 flights)
  • Fri57%(56 flights)
  • Sat78%(55 flights)
  • Sun64%(58 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM64%(96 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(86 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(82 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(103 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM44%(18 flights)
On-time trend by month
54%
May

Jun 70% → May 54% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%30
July 202552%31
August 202571%31
September 202570%30
October 202577%31
November 202554%50
December 202568%47
January 202655%49
February 202687%37
March 202683%30
May 202654%13
Departures on time
69%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
385
Months covered
12

Based on 394 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.