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AA 500 on time

American Airlines 500: Dallas to Los Angeles at 9:35 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
75%
155 flights · likely 67–81%
Cancelled
2.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+54 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 AA 500 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 2.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

AA 500: DFW → LAX

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 9:35 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (155 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 4, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2025: too few flights (4 flights)MayJun 2025: 54% on time (26 flights)54JunJul 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65AugSep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctApr 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: too few flights (4 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2273%
Tuesday2378%
Wednesday2277%
Thursday2268%
Friday2268%
Saturday2277%
Sunday2282%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 52%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 31%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is AA 500 from DFW to LAX late?

American Airlines 500 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 155 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.6% 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.