AA1291 AUS → LAX

American Airlines · Austin, TX to Los Angeles, CA · 164 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 1,242 mi

This flight's scheduled flight time has grown by 12 min since 2025-07 — some of the on-time performance may reflect a more generous published schedule, not a faster or more reliable flight.

AA1291 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for AUS → LAX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
68%
Median delay
0 min
90th percentile
+89 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is AA1291 on time?

Across 164 flights on AUS → LAX from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, AA1291 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 68% of the time. The median arrival delay was 0 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +89 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time11068%
16-30 min85%
31-60 min1811%
61-120 min127%
2+ hrs149%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073060%+25 min
2025-083073%+39 min
2025-091486%+19 min
2025-103100%-6 min
2026-042475%+43 min
2026-053161%+49 min
2026-063060%+54 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2060%
Tue2378%
Wed2171%
Thu2564%
Fri2665%
Sat2171%
Sun2665%

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