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AA 1243 on time

American Airlines 1243: Dallas to San Diego at 7:02 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
50%
182 flights · likely 43–57%
Cancelled
3.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+63 min
average delay
Similar flights
57%
AA, same route & hour

About 5 in 10 AA 1243 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (50%); 3.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes late.

AA 1243: DFW → SAN

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 7:02 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 50% of the time (182 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (57%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Apr 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2025: 55% on time (31 flights)55MayJun 2025: 47% on time (30 flights)47JunJul 2025: 35% on time (31 flights)35JulAug 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52AugSep 2025: 53% on time (30 flights)53SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctApr 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79AprMay 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2026: 30% on time (30 flights)30JunJul 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42JulAug 2026: 32% on time (31 flights)32Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2646%
Tuesday2654%
Wednesday2658%
Thursday2654%
Friday2654%
Saturday2654%
Sunday2631%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 56%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 26%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is AA 1243 from DFW to SAN late?

American Airlines 1243 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to San Diego, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 50% of 182 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.9% 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.