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AA 970 on time

American Airlines 970: New York to Miami at 8:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
79%
208 flights · likely 73–84%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+133 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 970 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

AA 970: LGA → MIA

Scheduled to leave New York at 8:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (208 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79JunJul 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90AugSep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83AprMay 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3080%
Tuesday3090%
Wednesday3080%
Thursday2990%
Friday3073%
Saturday3067%
Sunday2972%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 42%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 38%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is AA 970 from LGA to MIA late?

American Airlines 970 from New York, NY to Miami, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 208 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.