AA1251 MSY → DFW

American Airlines · New Orleans, LA to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX · 73 flights observed, 2025-11-02 to 2026-02-11 · 448 mi

This flight has been getting more reliable recently — 2026-02's on-time rate (90%) is well above the 62% average from earlier months.

AA1251 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MSY → DFW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
65%
Median delay
+2 min
90th percentile
+97 min
Cancellation rate
5%

How often is AA1251 on time?

Across 73 flights on MSY → DFW from 2025-11-02 to 2026-02-11, AA1251 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 65% of the time. The median arrival delay was +2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +97 min or later. 5% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time4565%
16-30 min57%
31-60 min69%
61-120 min710%
2+ hrs69%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-112250%+55 min
2025-121782%+7 min
2026-012055%+25 min
2026-021090%-5 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1060%
Tue1267%
Wed1080%
Thu967%
Fri956%
Sat875%
Sun1155%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…