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AA 2538 on time

American Airlines 2538: Tampa to Charlotte at 7:15 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
93%
340 flights · likely 89–95%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−16 min
median vs schedule
When late
+187 min
average delay
Similar flights
94%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 14 AA 2538 flights from Tampa arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (7%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 16 minutes early.

AA 2538: TPA → CLT

Scheduled to leave Tampa at 7:15 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 93% of the time (340 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (94%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 89% on time (28 flights)89NovDec 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (28 flights)96FebMar 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: too few flights (8 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4994%
Tuesday4992%
Wednesday4896%
Thursday4798%
Friday4894%
Saturday4892%
Sunday5184%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 81%Late inbound plane 10%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 6%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is AA 2538 from TPA to CLT late?

American Airlines 2538 from Tampa, FL to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 7% of 340 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% 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.