AA171 JFK → LAX

American Airlines · New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA · 363 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 2,475 mi

This flight's scheduled flight time has grown by 18 min since 2025-07 — some of the on-time performance may reflect a more generous published schedule, not a faster or more reliable flight.
On-time arrival
89%
Median delay
-14 min
90th percentile
+18 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is AA171 on time?

Across 363 flights on JFK → LAX from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, AA171 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 89% of the time. The median arrival delay was -14 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +18 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time31789%
16-30 min185%
31-60 min113%
61-120 min41%
2+ hrs51%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0731100%-26 min
2025-083190%+4 min
2025-093090%-11 min
2025-103187%-4 min
2025-113093%-1 min
2025-122990%-4 min
2026-012868%-3 min
2026-022677%-8 min
2026-033093%-14 min
2026-043090%-8 min
2026-053097%-15 min
2026-062993%-14 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4992%
Tue5092%
Wed5292%
Thu5186%
Fri5292%
Sat5184%
Sun5086%

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