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AA 1688 on time

American Airlines 1688: Phoenix to Charlotte at 8:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
84%
165 flights · likely 78–89%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Similar flights
85%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 AA 1688 flights from Phoenix arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

AA 1688: PHX → CLT

Scheduled to leave Phoenix at 8:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (165 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94AugSep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2496%
Tuesday2387%
Wednesday2391%
Thursday2492%
Friday2479%
Saturday2467%
Sunday2378%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 53%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 25%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 20%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is AA 1688 from PHX to CLT late?

American Airlines 1688 from Phoenix, AZ to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 165 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.6% 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.