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AA 4 on time

American Airlines 4: Los Angeles to New York at 3:20 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
71%
356 flights · likely 66–75%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+96 min
average delay
Similar flights
73%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 4 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (29%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

AA 4: LAX → JFK

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 3:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 71% of the time (356 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74OctNov 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86NovDec 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70DecJan 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 54% on time (28 flights)54FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75AprMay 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73MayJun 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73JunJul 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52JulAug 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5372%
Tuesday5275%
Wednesday5176%
Thursday5169%
Friday5169%
Saturday4873%
Sunday5060%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 46%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 30%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 24%

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Questions

How often is AA 4 from LAX to JFK late?

American Airlines 4 from Los Angeles, CA to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 29% of 356 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% 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.