AA3979 AMA → DFW

American Airlines · Amarillo, TX to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX · 146 flights observed, 2025-11-02 to 2026-04-06 · 312 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2026-04's on-time rate (50%) is well below the 88% average from earlier months.

AA3979 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for AMA → DFW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
87%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+23 min
Cancellation rate
5%

How often is AA3979 on time?

Across 146 flights on AMA → DFW from 2025-11-02 to 2026-04-06, AA3979 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 87% of the time. The median arrival delay was -9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +23 min or later. 5% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time12087%
16-30 min86%
31-60 min75%
61-120 min21%
2+ hrs11%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-112273%+10 min
2025-122793%-6 min
2026-012896%-12 min
2026-022596%-11 min
2026-033083%+4 min
2026-04650%+10 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2176%
Tue1995%
Wed1889%
Thu20100%
Fri2090%
Sat1984%
Sun2176%

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