American Airlines · Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Santa Ana, CA · 177 flights observed, 2025-10-06 to 2026-04-06 · 1,205 mi
AA1686 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DFW → SNA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
How often is AA1686 on time?
Across 177 flights on DFW → SNA from 2025-10-06 to 2026-04-06, AA1686 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 90% of the time. The median arrival delay was -16 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +13 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 151 | 90% |
| 16-30 min | 6 | 4% |
| 31-60 min | 5 | 3% |
| 61-120 min | 4 | 2% |
| 2+ hrs | 1 | 1% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 24 | 83% | 0 min |
| 2025-11 | 27 | 89% | -12 min |
| 2025-12 | 27 | 81% | +3 min |
| 2026-01 | 24 | 100% | -18 min |
| 2026-02 | 28 | 89% | -10 min |
| 2026-03 | 31 | 97% | -24 min |
| 2026-04 | 6 | 100% | -8 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 24 | 88% |
| Tue | 24 | 88% |
| Wed | 23 | 87% |
| Thu | 23 | 100% |
| Fri | 24 | 92% |
| Sat | 25 | 100% |
| Sun | 24 | 79% |
Other routes
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