AA2979 CLT → FLL

American Airlines · Charlotte, NC to Fort Lauderdale, FL · 155 flights observed, 2025-10-06 to 2026-04-06 · 632 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2026-04's on-time rate (33%) is well below the 70% average from earlier months.

AA2979 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for CLT → FLL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
68%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+77 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is AA2979 on time?

Across 155 flights on CLT → FLL from 2025-10-06 to 2026-04-06, AA2979 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 68% of the time. The median arrival delay was -2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +77 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time10468%
16-30 min128%
31-60 min149%
61-120 min149%
2+ hrs85%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-102673%+11 min
2025-112969%+20 min
2025-122871%+19 min
2026-012882%+7 min
2026-021173%+3 min
2026-032450%+27 min
2026-04633%+43 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2374%
Tue2383%
Wed2181%
Thu2070%
Fri2255%
Sat2167%
Sun2250%

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