AA1981 CLE → DFW

American Airlines · Cleveland, OH to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX · 44 flights observed, 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20 · 1,021 mi

AA1981 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for CLE → DFW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
86%
Median delay
-11 min
90th percentile
+25 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is AA1981 on time?

Across 44 flights on CLE → DFW from 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20, AA1981 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 86% of the time. The median arrival delay was -11 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +25 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3686%
16-30 min37%
31-60 min25%
61-120 min12%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-042483%-4 min
2026-051889%-8 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon683%
Tue683%
Wed771%
Thu6100%
Fri6100%
Sat667%
Sun5100%

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