AA1979 DFW → IAH

American Airlines · Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Houston, TX · 27 flights observed, 2025-10-06 to 2025-11-01 · 224 mi

This flight has been on time less than half the time (30%) — expect a real chance of a delay.

AA1979 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DFW → IAH, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
30%
Median delay
+38 min
90th percentile
+102 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA1979 on time?

Across 27 flights on DFW → IAH from 2025-10-06 to 2025-11-01, AA1979 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 30% of the time. The median arrival delay was +38 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +102 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time830%
16-30 min415%
31-60 min1037%
61-120 min27%
2+ hrs311%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-102627%+42 min
2025-111100%+2 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon425%
Tue425%
Wed425%
Thu40%
Fri425%
Sat450%
Sun367%

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