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AA 4261 on time

American Airlines 4261: Asheville to Dallas at 7:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
83%
282 flights · likely 78–87%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+141 min
average delay
Similar flights
78%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 AA 4261 flights from Asheville arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

AA 4261: AVL → DFW

Scheduled to leave Asheville at 7:00 a.m. local time, operated by Envoy as MQ 4261. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (282 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (78%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: too few flights (5 flights)AugSep 2025: 63% on time (27 flights)63SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73DecJan 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JanFeb 2026: 81% on time (16 flights)81FebMar 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 86% on time (21 flights)86MayJul 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JulAug 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4173%
Tuesday4085%
Wednesday3889%
Thursday4088%
Friday4180%
Saturday4180%
Sunday4183%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 41%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 41%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is AA 4261 from AVL to DFW late?

American Airlines 4261 from Asheville, NC to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 282 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% 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.