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AA 4938 on time

American Airlines 4938: Santa Fe to Dallas at 7:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
77%
137 flights · likely 70–84%
Cancelled
2.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+110 min
average delay
Similar flights
79%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 AA 4938 flights from Santa Fe arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (23%); 2.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

AA 4938: SAF → DFW

Scheduled to leave Santa Fe at 7:30 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 4938. Over the past year it arrived on time 77% of the time (137 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (79%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 64% on time (25 flights)64JunJul 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctMay 2026: too few flights (10 flights)MayJun 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2065%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday19—
Friday2075%
Saturday2070%
Sunday2080%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 45%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 43%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%Security 3%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is AA 4938 from SAF to DFW late?

American Airlines 4938 from Santa Fe, NM to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 23% of 137 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.2% 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.