AA4979 LAX → AUS

American Airlines · Los Angeles, CA to Austin, TX · 41 flights observed, 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-30 · 1,242 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Mondays vs. 50% on Tuesdays.

AA4979 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for LAX → AUS, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-17 min
90th percentile
+32 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA4979 on time?

Across 41 flights on LAX → AUS from 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-30, AA4979 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 83% of the time. The median arrival delay was -17 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +32 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3483%
16-30 min25%
31-60 min25%
61-120 min25%
2+ hrs12%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-051173%-7 min
2026-063087%+2 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon6100%
Tue650%
Wed5100%
Thu667%
Fri683%
Sat6100%
Sun683%

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