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AA 3850 on time

American Airlines 3850: Dallas to Little Rock at 8:31 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
121 flights · likely 81–92%
Cancelled
1.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+42 min
average delay
Similar flights
82%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 AA 3850 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 1.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

AA 3850: DFW → LIT

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 8:31 a.m. local time, operated by Envoy as MQ 3850. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (121 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2024: 100% on time (31 flights)100OctNov 2024: too few flights (4 flights)NovApr 2025: 93% on time (27 flights)93AprMay 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2025: too few flights (4 flights)JunAug 2025: 88% on time (26 flights)88AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovJan 2026: 77% on time (22 flights)77JanFeb 2026: too few flights (10 flights)FebAug 2026: 93% on time (27 flights)93Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday18—
Tuesday18—
Wednesday19—
Thursday18—
Friday18—
Saturday13—
Sunday17—

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 67%Late inbound plane 17%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 13%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is AA 3850 from DFW to LIT late?

American Airlines 3850 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Little Rock, AR arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 121 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% 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.