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AA 3279 on time

American Airlines 3279: New York to Charlotte at 6:50 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
89%
127 flights · likely 82–93%
Cancelled
2.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−17 min
median vs schedule
When late
+143 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 AA 3279 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 2.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 17 minutes early.

AA 3279: LGA → CLT

Scheduled to leave New York at 6:50 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (127 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: too few flights (2 flights)MarApr 2025: 96% on time (26 flights)96AprMay 2025: too few flights (3 flights)MayJun 2025: 73% on time (26 flights)73JunJul 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctMay 2026: too few flights (9 flights)MayJun 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81JunJul 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89JulAug 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2090%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday2085%
Friday2090%
Saturday9—
Sunday2085%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 61%Late inbound plane 28%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%

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Questions

How often is AA 3279 from LGA to CLT late?

American Airlines 3279 from New York, NY to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 127 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.4% 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.