Flight Reliability
AA 4261 · American Airlines
AVL → Dallas–Fort Worth (AVL–DFW)99% of its flights flew this route. The rest (BHM–DFW) are included in these numbers.
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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 85%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 9 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.3%
- Cancelled
- 12 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 288 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Mondays have been rough.
AA 4261 arrived on time 92% of the time on Thursdays and just 76% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.
Better than the AVL–DFW route average.
AA 4261 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 72% across the AVL–DFW route.
Better than the American Airlines network average.
AA 4261 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 288 scheduled flights, only 0.3% were cancelled.
The breakdown
- Mon76%(41 flights)
- Tue88%(42 flights)
- Wed90%(39 flights)
- Thu92%(39 flights)
- Fri90%(41 flights)
- Sat78%(41 flights)
- Sun79%(42 flights)
- 6–9 AM84%(281 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(4 flights)
90%
May
Jun 90% → May 90% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 65% | 26 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 83% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 73% | 30 |
| February 2026 | 87% | 15 |
| March 2026 | 94% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 80% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 90% | 20 |
- Departures on time
- 90%
- Diverted
- 0.7%
- Flights flown
- 285
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 288 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.