AA6497 SAT → LAX

American Airlines · San Antonio, TX to Los Angeles, CA · 146 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-03-07 · 1,211 mi

This flight runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 85% on-time departing 3–6pm vs. 40% departing 12–3pm.

AA6497 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for SAT → LAX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+28 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA6497 on time?

Across 146 flights on SAT → LAX from 2025-07-01 to 2026-03-07, AA6497 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 83% of the time. The median arrival delay was -8 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +28 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time12183%
16-30 min118%
31-60 min43%
61-120 min64%
2+ hrs32%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073177%+8 min
2025-083087%+2 min
2025-092100%-15 min
2025-112882%+4 min
2025-122886%-5 min
2026-015100%-7 min
2026-021580%+1 min
2026-03683%+6 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon21100%
Tue1984%
Wed1984%
Thu2070%
Fri2277%
Sat2295%
Sun2273%

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