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AA 1836 · American Airlines

Dallas–Fort Worth → San Antonio (DFW–SAT)

84
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 356 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Skip Wednesday if you can.

AA 1836 arrived on time 92% of the time on Tuesdays. On Wednesdays: 80%.

Well ahead of the DFW–SAT route.

AA 1836 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 68% across the DFW–SAT route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 1836 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Trending in the right direction.

AA 1836 arrived on time 91% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 83% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(51 flights)
  • Tue92%(51 flights)
  • Wed80%(49 flights)
  • Thu86%(51 flights)
  • Fri84%(51 flights)
  • Sat80%(45 flights)
  • Sun88%(50 flights)
On-time trend by month
96%
May

Jun 82% → May 96% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202582%27
July 202583%30
August 202576%29
September 202589%28
October 202590%31
November 202579%28
December 202584%31
January 202682%28
February 202682%28
March 202684%31
April 202693%29
May 202696%28
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
348
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 356 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.