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Flight Reliability

AA 1281 · American Airlines

Fort Myers → Dallas–Fort Worth (RSW–DFW)

91
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
92%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min early
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Friday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 94% on time on Fridays against 88% on Mondays.

Well ahead of the RSW–DFW route.

AA 1281 arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 76% across the RSW–DFW route.

Well ahead of the American Airlines network.

AA 1281 arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(49 flights)
  • Tue94%(51 flights)
  • Wed92%(51 flights)
  • Thu92%(52 flights)
  • Fri94%(52 flights)
  • Sat92%(49 flights)
  • Sun94%(51 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 83% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%30
July 202593%30
August 202587%31
September 202597%29
October 202590%31
November 202597%30
December 202597%31
January 202693%27
February 202689%28
March 202697%29
April 202693%28
May 202694%31
Departures on time
95%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
355
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 364 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.