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AA 166 on time

American Airlines 166: San Francisco to New York at 12:10 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
64%
362 flights · likely 59–69%
Cancelled
3.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+93 min
average delay
Similar flights
56%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 166 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (36%); 3.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes early.

AA 166: SFO → JFK

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 12:10 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 64% of the time (362 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (56%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79NovDec 2025: 69% on time (29 flights)69DecJan 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JanFeb 2026: 64% on time (28 flights)64FebMar 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52JulAug 2026: 32% on time (31 flights)32Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5353%
Tuesday5269%
Wednesday5171%
Thursday5058%
Friday5271%
Saturday5267%
Sunday5262%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 44%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 24%Late inbound plane 19%Severe weather 13%

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Questions

How often is AA 166 from SFO to JFK late?

American Airlines 166 from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 36% of 362 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.