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Flight Reliability

AA 1987 · American Airlines

New York → Dallas–Fort Worth (LGA–DFW)

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min early
Average arrival delay
4.4%
Cancelled
15 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 363 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Friday is doing you no favors.

AA 1987 arrived on time 90% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 80%.

Better than the LGA–DFW route average.

AA 1987 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 71% across the LGA–DFW route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 1987 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 1987 was cancelled 4.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(46 flights)
  • Tue90%(50 flights)
  • Wed88%(48 flights)
  • Thu87%(52 flights)
  • Fri80%(51 flights)
  • Sat84%(49 flights)
  • Sun84%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(344 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
59%
May

Jun 85% → May 59% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%27
July 202593%29
August 202597%31
September 202590%30
October 202597%30
November 202590%29
December 202572%29
January 202678%27
February 202689%26
March 202686%29
April 202683%30
May 202659%29
Departures on time
90%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
346
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 363 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.