AA1261 MCI → DFW

American Airlines · Kansas City, MO to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX · 168 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-20 · 460 mi

AA1261 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MCI → DFW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
87%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+24 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is AA1261 on time?

Across 168 flights on MCI → DFW from 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-20, AA1261 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 87% of the time. The median arrival delay was -9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +24 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time14187%
16-30 min85%
31-60 min32%
61-120 min53%
2+ hrs64%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072983%+8 min
2025-083184%+25 min
2025-092979%+6 min
2025-103090%+19 min
2025-111100%-24 min
2026-042396%-19 min
2026-052090%-4 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2282%
Tue2580%
Wed2592%
Thu2488%
Fri23100%
Sat2268%
Sun2295%

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