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AA 1561 on time

American Airlines 1561: Grand Rapids to Dallas at 7:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
73%
365 flights · likely 68–77%
Cancelled
3.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+122 min
average delay
Similar flights
73%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 AA 1561 flights from Grand Rapids arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (27%); 3.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

AA 1561: GRR → DFW

Scheduled to leave Grand Rapids at 7:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 73% of the time (365 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70NovDec 2025: 55% on time (31 flights)55DecJan 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45JanFeb 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68FebMar 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5366%
Tuesday5275%
Wednesday5285%
Thursday5281%
Friday5271%
Saturday5260%
Sunday5275%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 52%Late inbound plane 17%Severe weather 16%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%

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Questions

How often is AA 1561 from GRR to DFW late?

American Airlines 1561 from Grand Rapids, MI to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 27% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.6% 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.