AA1297 DTW → CLT

American Airlines · Detroit, MI to Charlotte, NC · 85 flights observed, 2025-11-02 to 2026-04-06 · 500 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 87% on-time on Thursdays vs. 50% on Sundays.

AA1297 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DTW → CLT, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
68%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+78 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA1297 on time?

Across 85 flights on DTW → CLT from 2025-11-02 to 2026-04-06, AA1297 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 68% of the time. The median arrival delay was -2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +78 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time5868%
16-30 min89%
31-60 min89%
61-120 min67%
2+ hrs56%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-111753%+15 min
2025-121953%+32 min
2026-01580%+5 min
2026-021377%+14 min
2026-032576%+6 min
2026-046100%-8 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1369%
Tue4100%
Wed560%
Thu1587%
Fri1354%
Sat1776%
Sun1850%

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