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AA 982 on time

American Airlines 982: Portland to Dallas at 5:10 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
82%
164 flights · likely 76–87%
Cancelled
3.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+68 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 AA 982 flights from Portland arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 3.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

AA 982: PDX → DFW

Scheduled to leave Portland at 5:10 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (164 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84AugSep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JunJul 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2483%
Tuesday2391%
Wednesday2370%
Thursday2488%
Friday2483%
Saturday2378%
Sunday2383%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 50%Late inbound plane 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 22%

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Questions

How often is AA 982 from PDX to DFW late?

American Airlines 982 from Portland, OR to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 164 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.0% 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.