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AA 1987 on time

American Airlines 1987: New York to Dallas at 7:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
75%
363 flights · likely 70–79%
Cancelled
5.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+93 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 AA 1987 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 5.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

AA 1987: LGA → DFW

Scheduled to leave New York at 7:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (363 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 72% on time (29 flights)72DecJan 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55MayJun 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5370%
Tuesday5279%
Wednesday5182%
Thursday5279%
Friday5269%
Saturday5176%
Sunday5269%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 42%Late inbound plane 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 23%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is AA 1987 from LGA to DFW late?

American Airlines 1987 from New York, NY to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 363 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.0% 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.