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AA 4079 on time

American Airlines 4079: Dallas to Little Rock at 9:15 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
236 flights · likely 72–83%
Cancelled
1.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+55 min
average delay
Similar flights
65%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 4079 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 1.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

AA 4079: DFW → LIT

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 9:15 p.m. local time, operated by Envoy as MQ 4079. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (236 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (65%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58AugSep 2025: too few flights (9 flights)SepOct 2025: 70% on time (23 flights)70OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovJan 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88MarApr 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81AprMay 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71MayJun 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JunJul 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JulAug 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3675%
Tuesday2282%
Wednesday3580%
Thursday3879%
Friday3385%
Saturday3382%
Sunday3967%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 48%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%Severe weather 19%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 14%

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Questions

How often is AA 4079 from DFW to LIT late?

American Airlines 4079 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Little Rock, AR arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 236 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.3% 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.