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AA 1986 on time

American Airlines 1986: Charlotte to Phoenix at 9:40 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
138 flights · likely 81–92%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+131 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 AA 1986 flights from Charlotte arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

AA 1986: CLT → PHX

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 9:40 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (138 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: too few flights (2 flights)MarApr 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2025: 72% on time (29 flights)72AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2085%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday2095%
Friday2095%
Saturday2070%
Sunday2080%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 82%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 18%

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Questions

How often is AA 1986 from CLT to PHX late?

American Airlines 1986 from Charlotte, NC to Phoenix, AZ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 138 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.