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AA 1406 · American Airlines

Dallas–Fort Worth → San Antonio (DFW–SAT)94% of its flights flew this route. The rest (DEN–DFW, DFW–ELP) are included in these numbers.

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
63%
Arrive within 15 minutes
29 min
Average arrival delay
4.6%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 345 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

AA 1406 departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 59% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AA 1406 arrived on time 74% of the time on Thursdays and just 47% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the DFW–SAT route.

AA 1406 arrived on time 63% of the time, versus 68% across the DFW–SAT route.

Lagging the American Airlines network.

AA 1406 arrived on time 63% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(48 flights)
  • Tue68%(47 flights)
  • Wed72%(43 flights)
  • Thu74%(46 flights)
  • Fri57%(47 flights)
  • Sat56%(48 flights)
  • Sun47%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM88%(17 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(3 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(245 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM67%(61 flights)
On-time trend by month
62%
May

Jun 56% → May 62% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202556%27
July 202550%28
August 202557%30
September 202559%29
October 202570%30
November 202550%28
December 202567%21
January 202674%27
February 202670%27
March 202683%24
April 202657%28
May 202662%29
Departures on time
59%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
328
Months covered
12

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Based on 345 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.