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AA 1020 on time

American Airlines 1020: Detroit to Miami at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
365 flights · likely 85–91%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+71 min
average delay
Similar flights
89%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 AA 1020 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

AA 1020: DTW → MIA

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (365 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (89%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5381%
Tuesday5294%
Wednesday5292%
Thursday5292%
Friday5288%
Saturday5287%
Sunday5283%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 40%Late inbound plane 35%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%

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Questions

How often is AA 1020 from DTW to MIA late?

American Airlines 1020 from Detroit, MI to Miami, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check American Airlines for today's flight. Method.