AA971 IAH → PHX

American Airlines · Houston, TX to Phoenix, AZ · 35 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-10 · 1,009 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Tuesdays vs. 60% on Mondays.

AA971 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for IAH → PHX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
82%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+54 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is AA971 on time?

Across 35 flights on IAH → PHX from 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-10, AA971 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 82% of the time. The median arrival delay was -2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +54 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2882%
16-30 min26%
31-60 min00%
61-120 min39%
2+ hrs13%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012479%+66 min
2026-021090%-8 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon560%
Tue5100%
Wed580%
Thu580%
Fri580%
Sat4100%
Sun580%

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