AA1686 DFW → SNA

American Airlines · Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Santa Ana, CA · 177 flights observed, 2025-10-06 to 2026-04-06 · 1,205 mi

This flight's scheduled flight time has grown by 13 min since 2025-10 — some of the on-time performance may reflect a more generous published schedule, not a faster or more reliable flight.

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”.

On-time arrival
90%
Median delay
-16 min
90th percentile
+13 min
Cancellation rate
4%

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).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time15190%
16-30 min64%
31-60 min53%
61-120 min42%
2+ hrs11%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-102483%0 min
2025-112789%-12 min
2025-122781%+3 min
2026-0124100%-18 min
2026-022889%-10 min
2026-033197%-24 min
2026-046100%-8 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2488%
Tue2488%
Wed2387%
Thu23100%
Fri2492%
Sat25100%
Sun2479%

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