AA3979 DFW → AMA

American Airlines · Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Amarillo, TX · 148 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 90% average from earlier months.

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

On-time arrival
88%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+18 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How often is AA3979 on time?

Across 148 flights on DFW → AMA from 2025-11-02 to 2026-04-06, AA3979 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 88% of the time. The median arrival delay was -6 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +18 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time12588%
16-30 min86%
31-60 min64%
61-120 min32%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-112387%+6 min
2025-122983%-1 min
2026-012896%-6 min
2026-0225100%-9 min
2026-033184%-2 min
2026-04650%+16 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2181%
Tue2095%
Wed2095%
Thu2095%
Fri2095%
Sat1979%
Sun2277%

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