AA1988 CLT → LAX

American Airlines · Charlotte, NC to Los Angeles, CA · 162 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-20 · 2,125 mi

This flight's scheduled flight time has grown by 19 min since 2025-07 — some of the on-time performance may reflect a more generous published schedule, not a faster or more reliable flight.

AA1988 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for CLT → LAX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
89%
Median delay
-11 min
90th percentile
+17 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA1988 on time?

Across 162 flights on CLT → LAX from 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-20, AA1988 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 89% of the time. The median arrival delay was -11 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +17 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time14489%
16-30 min64%
31-60 min64%
61-120 min32%
2+ hrs32%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073190%-9 min
2025-082990%-1 min
2025-093083%+10 min
2025-102886%-6 min
2026-042496%-9 min
2026-052090%-4 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2383%
Tue2596%
Wed2584%
Thu2483%
Fri2483%
Sat19100%
Sun2295%

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