AA1986 CLT → PHX

American Airlines · Charlotte, NC to Phoenix, AZ · 136 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 1,773 mi

This flight's scheduled flight time has grown by 15 min since 2025-07 — some of the on-time performance may reflect a more generous published schedule, not a faster or more reliable flight.

AA1986 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for CLT → PHX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
87%
Median delay
-12 min
90th percentile
+25 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is AA1986 on time?

Across 136 flights on CLT → PHX from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, AA1986 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 87% of the time. The median arrival delay was -12 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +25 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time11687%
16-30 min54%
31-60 min75%
61-120 min54%
2+ hrs11%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073077%-3 min
2025-082976%+5 min
2025-093093%-13 min
2025-104100%-20 min
2026-051182%+9 min
2026-0630100%-10 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1995%
Tue1989%
Wed1984%
Thu1883%
Fri1979%
Sat2090%
Sun2085%

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