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AA 2261 · American Airlines

St. Louis → Dallas–Fort Worth (STL–DFW)100% of its flights flew this route. The rest (PHX–CLT) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
92%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 358 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AA 2261 arrived on time 96% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 86%.

Well ahead of the STL–DFW route.

AA 2261 arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 75% across the STL–DFW route.

Well ahead of the American Airlines network.

AA 2261 arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 2261 was cancelled 3.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon92%(50 flights)
  • Tue96%(50 flights)
  • Wed92%(50 flights)
  • Thu94%(49 flights)
  • Fri94%(50 flights)
  • Sat92%(48 flights)
  • Sun86%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM—(1 flights)
  • 3–6 AM92%(312 flights)
  • 6–9 AM92%(13 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(20 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Jun 90% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%29
July 202593%30
August 202593%29
September 202593%28
October 202593%29
November 202586%29
December 202597%29
January 202689%26
February 202693%28
March 202687%30
April 202693%29
May 2026100%30
Departures on time
93%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
346
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 358 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.