AA1256 ATL → LAX

American Airlines · Atlanta, GA to Los Angeles, CA · 44 flights observed, 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20 · 1,947 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Thursdays vs. 29% on Tuesdays.

AA1256 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ATL → LAX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
64%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+80 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA1256 on time?

Across 44 flights on ATL → LAX from 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20, AA1256 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 64% of the time. The median arrival delay was -2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +80 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2864%
16-30 min37%
31-60 min49%
61-120 min818%
2+ hrs12%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-042471%+20 min
2026-052055%+21 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon650%
Tue729%
Wed771%
Thu6100%
Fri683%
Sat667%
Sun650%

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