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Flight Reliability

AA 2251 · American Airlines

Dallas–Fort Worth → Baltimore (DFW–BWI)

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
62%
Arrive within 15 minutes
26 min
Average arrival delay
4.4%
Cancelled
7 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 362 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

AA 2251 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 62% of the time, versus 55% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AA 2251 arrived on time 70% of the time on Tuesdays and just 50% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the DFW–BWI route.

AA 2251 arrived on time 62% of the time, versus 69% across the DFW–BWI route.

Lagging the American Airlines network.

AA 2251 arrived on time 62% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon56%(50 flights)
  • Tue70%(50 flights)
  • Wed60%(50 flights)
  • Thu70%(50 flights)
  • Fri69%(48 flights)
  • Sat59%(49 flights)
  • Sun50%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM55%(11 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(333 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 46% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202546%28
July 202541%29
August 202566%29
September 202579%29
October 202573%30
November 202559%27
December 202552%31
January 202663%27
February 202679%28
March 202660%30
April 202659%29
May 202668%28
Departures on time
55%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
345
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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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.