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Flight Reliability

AA 3261 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 3261 moved between routes during this period. Numbers below combine all of them, so treat them as background, not a verdict. For a cleaner answer, check the route you are actually flying.

Combined across all its routes

77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 219 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(30 flights)
  • Tue90%(29 flights)
  • Wed74%(31 flights)
  • Thu74%(31 flights)
  • Fri82%(33 flights)
  • Sat77%(31 flights)
  • Sun77%(30 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(104 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(42 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(12 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(2 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM64%(55 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Aug 62% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202562%26
October 202564%25
December 202580%15
January 202684%25
February 202686%28
March 202690%30
April 202683%30
May 202672%29
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.9%
Flights flown
215
Months covered
12

Based on 219 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.