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Flight Reliability

AA 2868 · American Airlines

Dallas–Fort Worth → Nashville (DFWBNA)88% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–DFW) are included in these numbers.

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
58%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
3.2%
Cancelled
8 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 126 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Friday is doing you no favors.

AA 2868 arrived on time 82% of the time on Tuesdays and just 48% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the DFW–BNA route.

AA 2868 arrived on time 58% of the time, versus 67% across the DFW–BNA route.

Well behind the American Airlines network.

AA 2868 arrived on time 58% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 2868 was cancelled 3.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon53%(19 flights)
  • Tue82%(17 flights)
  • Wed59%(17 flights)
  • Thu65%(20 flights)
  • Fri48%(21 flights)
  • Sat(6 flights)
  • Sun50%(22 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM(3 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(119 flights)
On-time trend by month
57%
Mar

Nov 54% → Mar 57% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202554%26
December 202567%27
January 202644%23
February 202680%20
March 202657%21
Departures on time
54%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
122
Months covered
6

Based on 126 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.