AA4972 LAX → SAF

American Airlines · Los Angeles, CA to Santa Fe, NM · 27 flights observed, 2025-10-06 to 2025-11-01 · 710 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -8 min, while the worst 10% run +66 min or later.

AA4972 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for LAX → SAF, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
74%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+66 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA4972 on time?

Across 27 flights on LAX → SAF from 2025-10-06 to 2025-11-01, AA4972 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 74% of the time. The median arrival delay was -8 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +66 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2074%
16-30 min14%
31-60 min27%
61-120 min415%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-102673%+6 min
2025-111100%+4 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon450%
Tue450%
Wed4100%
Thu475%
Fri475%
Sat4100%
Sun367%

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