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AA 1988 on time

American Airlines 1988: Charlotte to Los Angeles at 11:22 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
89%
129 flights · likely 83–93%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+73 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 AA 1988 flights from Charlotte arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

AA 1988: CLT → LAX

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 11:22 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (129 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2025: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86AugSep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 86% on time (28 flights)86OctApr 2026: 96% on time (24 flights)96AprMay 2026: 90% on time (20 flights)90MayAug 2026: 93% on time (27 flights)93Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday19—
Tuesday19—
Wednesday2090%
Thursday19—
Friday19—
Saturday15—
Sunday18—

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 49%Late inbound plane 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%

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Questions

How often is AA 1988 from CLT to LAX late?

American Airlines 1988 from Charlotte, NC to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 129 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.