AA1278 MSY → CLT

American Airlines · New Orleans, LA to Charlotte, NC · 182 flights observed, 2025-10-06 to 2026-04-06 · 650 mi

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

On-time arrival
89%
Median delay
-13 min
90th percentile
+17 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is AA1278 on time?

Across 182 flights on MSY → CLT from 2025-10-06 to 2026-04-06, AA1278 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 89% of the time. The median arrival delay was -13 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +17 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time15989%
16-30 min84%
31-60 min53%
61-120 min42%
2+ hrs21%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-102688%-8 min
2025-112990%-4 min
2025-123187%-7 min
2026-012990%-1 min
2026-022688%-7 min
2026-033190%-7 min
2026-046100%-8 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2685%
Tue2688%
Wed2596%
Thu2688%
Fri2696%
Sat2584%
Sun2488%

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