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AA 1238 on time

American Airlines 1238: Phoenix to Ontario at 8:43 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
71%
129 flights · likely 62–78%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+77 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 1238 flights from Phoenix arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (29%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

AA 1238: PHX → ONT

Scheduled to leave Phoenix at 8:43 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 71% of the time (129 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Usually American Airlines's last flight of the day from Phoenix to Ontario (100% of days). American Airlines's last PHX–ONT flight was cancelled 0.8% of the time, against 0.9% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next American Airlines flight is usually around 10:45 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2025: 72% on time (29 flights)72MayJun 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67JulAug 2025: 60% on time (15 flights)60AugSep 2025: too few flights (12 flights)SepOct 2025: 93% on time (15 flights)93OctApr 2026: too few flights (13 flights)AprMay 2026: 71% on time (21 flights)71MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JulAug 2026: too few flights (8 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2669%
Tuesday11—
Wednesday10—
Thursday2580%
Friday19—
Saturday9—
Sunday2955%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 62%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 31%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 8%

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Questions

How often is AA 1238 from PHX to ONT late?

American Airlines 1238 from Phoenix, AZ to Ontario, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 29% of 129 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.