AA1278 DFW → LGA

American Airlines · Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to New York, NY · 38 flights observed, 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20 · 1,389 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Fridays vs. 17% on Mondays.

AA1278 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DFW → LGA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
65%
Median delay
+4 min
90th percentile
+70 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA1278 on time?

Across 38 flights on DFW → LGA from 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20, AA1278 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 65% of the time. The median arrival delay was +4 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +70 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2465%
16-30 min38%
31-60 min514%
61-120 min514%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-042157%+20 min
2026-051675%+6 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon617%
Tue786%
Wed650%
Thu650%
Fri6100%
SatNo data—
Sun683%

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