AA1972 DFW → LAX

American Airlines · Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Los Angeles, CA · 67 flights observed, 2025-08-06 to 2026-06-30 · 1,235 mi

This flight's scheduled flight time has grown by 15 min since 2025-08 — some of the on-time performance may reflect a more generous published schedule, not a faster or more reliable flight.

AA1972 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DFW → LAX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
51%
Median delay
+11 min
90th percentile
+103 min
Cancellation rate
6%

How often is AA1972 on time?

Across 67 flights on DFW → LAX from 2025-08-06 to 2026-06-30, AA1972 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 51% of the time. The median arrival delay was +11 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +103 min or later. 6% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3251%
16-30 min1016%
31-60 min914%
61-120 min711%
2+ hrs58%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-082433%+39 min
2025-09250%+64 min
2026-051070%+38 min
2026-062759%+28 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1040%
Tue1060%
Wed956%
Thu956%
Fri956%
Sat743%
Sun944%

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