AA4981 CID → PHX

American Airlines · Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA to Phoenix, AZ · 175 flights observed, 2025-08-06 to 2026-04-06 · 1,252 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 +57 min or later.

AA4981 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for CID → PHX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
76%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+57 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is AA4981 on time?

Across 175 flights on CID → PHX from 2025-08-06 to 2026-04-06, AA4981 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 76% of the time. The median arrival delay was -8 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +57 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time13076%
16-30 min116%
31-60 min148%
61-120 min106%
2+ hrs74%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-082596%-16 min
2025-092100%-21 min
2025-112752%+25 min
2025-122868%+46 min
2026-013073%+12 min
2026-022387%+13 min
2026-033181%+38 min
2026-04667%+7 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2677%
Tue2681%
Wed2387%
Thu2378%
Fri2673%
Sat2556%
Sun2378%

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