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Flight Reliability

AA 1461 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1461 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

60%
Arrive within 15 minutes
26 min
Average arrival delay
3.9%
Cancelled
7 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 362 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(47 flights)
  • Tue60%(50 flights)
  • Wed65%(51 flights)
  • Thu56%(50 flights)
  • Fri61%(49 flights)
  • Sat63%(49 flights)
  • Sun46%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(32 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM71%(44 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(4 flights)
  • 3–6 PM50%(122 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(144 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
May

Jun 66% → May 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%29
July 202540%30
August 202548%29
September 202583%29
October 202557%30
November 202564%28
December 202550%30
January 202676%25
February 202642%26
March 202660%30
April 202663%30
May 202667%30
Departures on time
59%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
346
Months covered
12

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.