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AA 1581 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 1581 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 326 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(45 flights)
  • Tue89%(44 flights)
  • Wed84%(43 flights)
  • Thu73%(45 flights)
  • Fri87%(45 flights)
  • Sat80%(46 flights)
  • Sun72%(46 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(152 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(69 flights)
  • 6–9 PM82%(50 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM74%(42 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 89% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202589%28
July 202589%28
August 202580%30
September 202590%29
October 202581%31
November 202590%30
December 202584%31
February 202659%17
March 202682%27
April 202652%29
May 202693%29
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0.9%
Flights flown
314
Months covered
12

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Based on 326 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.