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Flight Reliability

AA 785 · American Airlines

Dallas–Fort Worth → Tucson (DFW–TUS)

5
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WanderNerd Reliability Score
49%
Arrive within 15 minutes
51 min
Average arrival delay
7.9%
Cancelled
16 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 126 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Wednesdays have been rough.

AA 785 arrived on time 63% of the time on Thursdays and just 39% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Well behind the DFW–TUS route.

AA 785 arrived on time 49% of the time, versus 69% across the DFW–TUS route.

Well behind the American Airlines network.

AA 785 arrived on time 49% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 785 was cancelled 7.9% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon39%(18 flights)
  • Tue53%(17 flights)
  • Wed39%(18 flights)
  • Thu63%(16 flights)
  • Fri57%(14 flights)
  • Sat56%(16 flights)
  • Sun41%(17 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 PM—(1 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM49%(115 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
Sep

Jun 37% → Sep 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202537%27
July 202533%27
August 202552%29
September 202568%28
Departures on time
47%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
116
Months covered
5

Same route, other flights

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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.